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Social Security recipients to get cost of living increase

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026: Why some retirees 'wish it would be more'

Social Security beneficiaries will soon find out the size of the cost-of-living adjustment for 2026. There's a debate over the way those increases are measured.

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Social Security unveils cost-of-living adjustment for 2026. Here's what to know.

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Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Is Official. Here's How Much Benefits Will Increase.

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Social Security Announces a 2.8% Cost-of-Living Increase for Beneficiaries

Recipients, including retirees and their spouses, as well as those who receive disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income, will see the additional benefit starting in January.

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Social Security COLA for 2026 is revealed

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US retirees to receive 2.8% Social Security increase in 2026

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Washington state seniors face modest 2.8% Social Security raise in 2026

Next year, "rising Medicare premiums alone could fully consume the COLA for many seniors in 2026,” said Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst.

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Social Security monthly benefits will increase 2.8% in 2026

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Why is the CPI coming out now? The answer lies with Social Security

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It's Official! Your 2026 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Includes a "Trump Bump" -- Here's How Much Extra You'll Receive

President Donald Trump's tariff and trade policy is directly affecting Social Security raises in the new year.

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Cost-of-living adjustments will stay relatively static in 2026

Civil Service Retirement System retirees will see a 2.8% increase to their defined-benefit annuities next year, compared to just a 2% bump for Federal Employees Retirement System annuitants.

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What to know as Social Security unveils cost-of-living adjustment for 2026

The cost-of-living adjustment will increase benefits by about $56 each month. Investopedia editor-in-chief Caleb Silver has the details.