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Inflation

Social Security COLA Set at 2.8% for 2026

Rising Medicare costs threaten to erode the roughly $56 average monthly increase for many beneficiaries.

Social Security Sets 2026 COLA at 2.8%, Lifting Benefits by About $56 a Month

BLS Sets Oct. 24 CPI Release, Social Security to Announce 2026 COLA Same Day