The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonprofit senior group, recently announced a 2.3% COLA projection for 2026. This would make it the lowest COLA since the 1.3% increase seniors got in 2021.

The official announcement for next year's adjustment won't come until October, but there are already predictions around what the 2026 COLA might look like. Right now, beneficiaries are on track to ...

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Social Security beneficiaries may receive a 2.3% increase in their payments beginning in January 2026, according to recent ...

This January, seniors on Social Security saw their benefits increase by a mere 2.5%. And when that COLA was announced late last year, many worried that it wouldn't hold up well to inflation.

While early estimates point to the 2026 COLA climbing, there's an unpleasant catch that comes with this forecast. Why is Social Security's COLA so important for retirees? Social Security's COLA is ...

That supports the idea that CPI-W readings are underestimating inflation for retired workers, which means the 2026 COLA is likely to be too small. Having said that, the Social Security ...

Languages: English The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 is now projected to increase 2.3 percent from 2025, according to new data released by The Senior Citizens League ...

Retirees may be in for a smaller Social Security bump in 2026, with early projections pointing to a 2.3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) — down from this year's 2.5%. Yahoo Finance Senior ...

High inflation leads to larger changes in the CPI-W, which leads to a larger Social Security COLA. The reason TSCL projects a low COLA right now is because inflation has slowed from its pandemic ...