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Kelsey Scott fixes a fence on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota in November 2018. photo by Amanda Lucier ...

Social Security's COLA increase for 2026 is likely to leave seniors disappointed, but will result in more money in each check ...

Social Security recipients will receive a 2.8% boost in their monthly benefits in 2026, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. However, many seniors say the annual adjustments haven’t ...

Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Is Official. Here's How Much Benefits Will Increase. It's a larger raise than seniors received earlier this year.

Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment is aimed at helping the program's 75 million beneficiaries keep pace with ...

Social Security COLA for 2026 is 2.8%, but most Americans say it's not enough. Medicare premiums alone are forecast to soar ...

"Social Security is a promise kept, and the annual cost-of-living adjustment is one way we are working to make sure benefits ...

Retirees should be wary of the Social Security Administration (SSA) basing its annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on an inflation index more relevant to seniors.