Social Security recipients are likely to see the smallest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in five years in 2026, with new forecasts pegging the increase at 2.4 percent.. The estimate, released by ...

TSCL's latest prediction says the 2025 COLA will be 2.63%. ... Of course, anything helps, but this is likely a disappointment for recipients who got used to the bigger increases in 2022 and 2023.

The Senior Citizens League forecasts the 2026 Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, will be 2.4%, up from last month’s prediction of 2.3%. That’s 0.1 percentage points lower than 2025’s COLA ...

And that, seniors, is a COLA number that is over a minimum of 2.6% for the fourth consecutive year in a row. In 2022, the rate was 5.9%. By 2023, COLA increased by 8.7%.

The latest Social Security COLA prediction is out and it's not good news for retirees. Skip to Article. ... That was followed by a 5.9% increase in 2021 and then 2022′s record 8.7%.

COLA affects more than 70 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits. The latest projection of a 2.4 percent adjustment for 2026 would mark the lowest since 2021, when benefits rose ...