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

Higher Medicare Part B premiums could absorb much of the increase.

Social Security Sets 2.8% COLA for 2026 as Democrats Push Temporary $200 Boost

Shutdown Puts Social Security’s 2026 COLA Announcement at Risk of Delay

Projected 2026 Social Security COLA May Be Blunted by Higher Medicare Part B Costs

Americans Target 63 for Retirement, But Social Security Rules Favor Waiting

September Social Security Payments Begin With Early SSI, Sept. 3 Disbursements