Overview
- Social Security’s 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is set at 2.8%, lifting the average retirement check by about $56 to roughly $2,071, with disability benefits around $1,630.
- Analysts caution net gains may shrink because Medicare Part B premiums are projected to rise 11.5% and the CPI-W measure can understate older adults’ costs.
- The estimated 2026 maximum benefit of $5,251 per month requires 35 high-earning years, claiming at age 70, and reaching the $184,500 taxable maximum.
- Argentina’s ANSES applies an estimated 2.08% mobility increase for November and pays a $70,000 reinforcement to minimum beneficiaries, bringing the minimum to about $403,084.
- ANSES adjusts November pay dates for a long weekend, and non‑contributory pensions are being restored under Resolution 12621/2025 following court orders, with the beneficiary list still pending publication.