Latest predictions are in — what it means for retirees

Social Security increase 2026: Here’s the latest COLA prediction, and it’s looking like it could be even less than last year
The latest cost-of-living projection for 2026 shows that seniors could see less of an increase than last year, according to the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League
What All Retirees Need to Know About Social Security in 2025
Those who apply for Social Security under their FRA could lose even more from their checks if they're still working and their income exceeds certain limits. In 2025, you lose $1 for every $2 you earn over $23,400 if you're under your FRA all year. If you'll reach your FRA in 2025, you only lose $1 for every $3 you earn over $62,160.
Social Security COLA update: Latest predictions are in — what it means for retirees
According to non-partisan group, The Senior Citizens League, 2026's cost of living adjustment increases will not likely keep up with inflation. Here's what the prediction shows.
5 Things Retirees Can Do Now To Prepare for a Potential Drop in the 2026 Social Security COLA
Retirees who count on Social Security should prepare for a relatively meager cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to their benefits in 2026. Learn More: 3 Changes That Could Be Coming to Social
Will 2026's Social Security COLA Disappoint? Here's What We Know So Far.
Based on the most updated inflation data, the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League is predicting that 2026's Social Security COLA will be 2.3%. That's a notch lower than 2025's COLA, and it's also a number that may have a lot of older Americans worried.
New 2026 Social Security COLA Forecast Could Spell Trouble For Retirees' Benefits
COLA beneftis are often not enough for retirees to maintain a comfortable living standard, and the forecast for 2026 likely won't shift that.
Trump's new Social Security head admits dead Americans 'aren't necessarily' getting checks
Even Trump's new top Social Security chief is refuting the president's claims that deceased Americans are receiving Social ...
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Social Security offers 40 probationary feds reassignments to avert blanket firings
Around 40 Social Security Administration employees were given eight hours—or until 4:30 p.m. Thursday—to decide whether to ...
New Social Security chief contradicts claims that millions of dead people are getting payouts
The new head of the Social Security Administration says deceased centenarians are “not necessarily receiving benefits." ...
Social Security Chief Issues Update on DOGE Involvement
Lee Dudek, the new acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, said DOGE staffers won't be able make changes ...
What DOGE could gain by accessing your Social Security data
When people think of Social Security, they typically think of monthly benefits — for the roughly 69 million retirees, ...
Millions of Dead People on Social Security? The Agency’s Own Data Says Otherwise.
The database includes millions of Americans who are probably dead but who have no death records. But they generally don’t ...
Congress Increases Social Security Benefits For Some State And Local Government Employees
The Social Security Fairness Act retroactively reverses some 1983 reforms and increases benefits for some retired state and ...
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If You’re Planning to Work and Collect Social Security, Read This First
Key Points Working while collecting Social Security can help you supplement your retirement income. You can work as much as ...