Social Security, COLA and latest Cost of Living

Latest Social Security cost of living update: Any good news mixed with bad report?
The latest Cost of Living Adjustment prediction shows Social Security recipients could be in for another year of a small increase.
Social Security's Early 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Projection Is In -- and It's a Good News/Bad News Scenario for Retirees
What's more, surveys have shown that Social Security checks are necessary for seniors to make ends meet. A poll from nonpartisan senior advocacy group The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) found that 67% of seniors rely on Social Security for more than half of their annual income.
What You Should Know About Social Security’s COLA
Social Security's Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), introduced in 1972, automatically preserves seniors' purchasing power by adjusting benefits based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPIW).
A Lot Has Happened To Your Social Security Since The 2025 COLA Was Announced
Fast moving economic changes have already impacted just how effective the 2025 COLA rate of 2.5% is, especially when it comes to buying power.
The Social Security COLA Forecast for 2026 Was Just Updated. It's Bad News for Retirees.
Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits aligned with rising prices across the economy. The official 2026 COLA will not be determined until October 2025 because it depends on inflation data from the third quarter,
COLA, Social Security benefit increases take effect
Starting in January, Social Security recipients saw a 2.5% increase in their monthly payments as the annual cost of living ...
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Social Security’s COLA could drop in 2026, as new forecast announced
While the actual 2026 Social Security cost-of-living (COLA) increase for retired workers won’t be announced until October, the Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonpartisan seniors group ...
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Social Security COLA could fall in 2026, forecasts say
Another forecast by independent Social Security and Medicare analyst Mary Johnson puts the expected COLA increase at 2.1%. Both forecasts are below the 2025 COLA of 2.5%. The official COLA ...
New round of Social Security payments will be made this week
Social Security payments are paid out to beneficiaries at different times of the month depending on their birthdate and how ...
Social Security alert: See latest projection for 2026 change
The Senior Citizens League, which advocates on issues affecting seniors, released its latest projection for the 2026 Social ...
READER LETTER: Historic Medicare premium increase in 2022
In 2022, the Medicare Part B standard premium will increase from $148.50 to $170.10. This $21.60 increase (14.5%) is the largest since the Medicare program began in 1965 and much higher than was ...
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Coca-Cola on Pace for Largest Percent Increase Since February 2022 — Data Talk
2022, when it rose 8.58% --Up 5.56% month-to-date --Up 7.63% year-to-date --Down 8.22% from its all-time closing high of $73.01 on Sept. 3, 2024 --Up 12.91% from 52 weeks ago (Feb. 13, 2024), when ...