The Unfortunate Truth About the 2026 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
We should soon find out what the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be. The Social Security Administration will announce the exact details when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the September inflation report.
The annual COLA is designed to help Social Security benefits keep up with rising prices. As such, it's been tied to a standard measure of inflation since the mid-1970s. With stubborn inflation rates so far this year, retirees could be in for another relatively high COLA. But there's an unfortunate truth everyone receiving Social Security benefits needs to be aware of about the 2026 COLA.
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