The 2026 Social Security COLA Announcement Appears to Have a New Date. Here's What You Need to Know

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to announce the COLA by Nov. 1, but the data used to calculate it will ...
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This depressing CPI inflation calculator reveals the diminishing buying power of your dollars

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor released the consumer price index (CPI) for November, and inflation hit a 39-year high. Wall Street analysts and economists had generally expected to show the ...

Social Security COLA 2026 benefits will be announced soon – see how much boost to expect

Social Security benefits are set to rise in 2026. The SSA predicts a 2.7% COLA increase. Retirees and beneficiaries can ...

Feds to bring back furloughed employees for inflation report — despite gov’t shutdown

The agency’s decision to release the CPI report is closely tied to the Social Security Administration’s annual cost-of-living ...