COLA increase might be just 2.4%—the lowest in years. Here’s how shrinking Social Security raises housing risks for retirees.

Social Security checks could increase by 2.4% next year based on May13's consumer inflation report, according to estimates by ...

Because it's based on third-quarter inflation, it's impossible to predict the 2026 COLA with any degree of accuracy. Because ...

The Senior Citizens League projects a 2.4% COLA for Social Security in 2026, marking the lowest adjustment since 2021. This ...

The 2025 COLA increase of 2.5% for Social Security recipients was one of the lowest since 2021, and so far, signs are ...

Social Security beneficiaries are expected to receive the lowest cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) since 2021, according to ...

Based on the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment estimates from TSCL and Johnson, a 2.4% "raise" next year would increase the ...

The estimate, released by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), is slightly up from April's 2.3 percent forecast.

COLA may be the smallest increase in five years, but inflation trends could shift that outlook. Here's what we know now.

It's also starting to look like the 2026 Social Security COLA could be the lowest in several years, so I'll take a look at ...

But if inflation has been declining so far in 2025, couldn't the trend continue? With the Social Security COLA based solely on third-quarter inflation data, a continued decline in inflation could ...