Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year. The purpose of COLAs is to help ...

But Social Security benefits themselves aren't the only thing that get adjusted for inflation. The system of taxing wages for ...

The January 2026 Social Security payment calendar confirms the first COLA increase of the year, detailing updated SSI amounts ...

Many retirees rely heavily on Social Security to make ends meet. According to a recent annual Gallup poll, 62% of retirees ...

Social Security payments for January 2026 are rolling out now, including the first checks with the 2.8% COLA increase. See the full payment schedule by birthday and benefit type.

The Social Security Administration changed the January 2026 payment schedule, moving the SSI payment to December 31, 2025, ...

Social Security beneficiaries receiving payments in 2026 can expect about $56 more every month, a new tax deduction that will lower seniors' taxes, and modernization updates to the agency.

The law states that when a Social Security beneficiary has Medicare premiums withheld from Social Security benefits (instead ...

(NewsNation) — The Social Security Fairness Act, signed by former President Joe Biden in January, increased benefits for many seniors in the United States. But what if you haven’t received your ...

A group of Social Security beneficiaries do not have to wait until 2026 to receive the COLA increase, and can add it to their income this December. MARGARET JOHNSON MARGJOHNSONVA Holiday season ...