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Social Security Sends Final January Payments This Week as 2026 Rules Take Effect

The latest round lands as a 2.8% COLA lifts average monthly checks to $2,071 for more than 70 million beneficiaries.

BLS Sets Oct. 24 CPI Release, Keeping Social Security's 2026 COLA on Schedule