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COLA Cap on Higher Social Security Benefits Proposed to Help Close Funding Gap

A think tank estimates capping annual increases for the top quarter of recipients could save about $115 billion over 10 years.

SSI’s January Payment Arrives Dec. 31 as 2026 COLA Takes Effect

Social Security’s Full Retirement Age Hits 67 in 2026 as New Analyses Favor Waiting to Claim

January 2026 Pension Updates: Argentina Confirms Bonus as Mexico Signals Increase and Peru Expands Rolls

New Poll Shows Sharp Generational Split on How to Fix Social Security

2026 Social Security COLA Takes Effect as January Payment Dates Finalized

New $6,000 Senior Tax Break Takes Effect as SSA 1099s Roll Out

Maryland Comptroller Releases Baby Bonds Feasibility Report With Cost and Return Projections

ANSES Sets December Payout: Mobility Increase, Aguinaldo and $70,000 Bonus for Minimum Pensions

Punjab Launches 'Apni Zameen, Apna Ghar' With First 2,000 Free Plots Awarded

SPD Awards Regine-Hildebrandt Prize to Omas gegen Rechts Groups and Dresden Music Project

Ipea: Brazil Posts Series Lows for Poverty and Inequality in 2024 as Incomes Reach Record

Brazil Launches 'Gás do Povo' Free LPG Refills in 10 Capitals, Updates State Reference Prices

Peru Officials Debunk Viral Fake Bonuses, Warn of No 'Universal Family Bonus 2026' or DNI Links

Centre Launches Nayi Chetna 4.0, Month-Long Drive Against Gender Violence

Access to Work Costs Climb 22% to £321 Million, Prompting DWP Review

California Restores $60-a-Month CalFresh Produce Rebate With $36 Million in State Funding

Fonavi 'List 22' Set for Late-December Payout in Peru

Final November Social Security Payments Land This Week as 2026 Benefit Increases Near

Mexico to Begin Nationwide Delivery of Banco del Bienestar Scholarship Cards on Nov. 25