Monthly checks for nearly 71 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits will increase by 2.8% next year, a slightly larger adjustment than seen in 2025.

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

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 will give millions of beneficiaries an increase. Here's how much to expect.

While this rate is lower than the average increases over the last decade (3.1%), it's a boost from the 2.5% COLA adjustment for 2025. "Social Security is a promise kept, and the a

Most states don’t tax Social Security, but rules vary in the 9 that do. Get up-to-date exemptions, thresholds and new deductions that impact retirees’ tax bills — updated for 2026.

Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.8% in 2026, up from 2.5% this year, the Social Security Administration said on Friday.

Social Security's 2026 COLA is 2.8%, adding about $54 a month for retirees. Here's what that raise really means.

The Motley Fool reports that 54% of Social Security recipients find the upcoming 2.8% COLA insufficient to cover rising living costs.