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Social Security beneficiaries will see their payments rise by 2.8% in January 2026, when the new cost‑of‑living adjustment ...

Social Security changes in 2026 include a cost-of-living increase and an increase in the maximum benefit recipients can get.

Nearly 71 million Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8 percent COLA beginning in January 2026. Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million people receiving SSI will begin on December 31, 2025.

When medical costs are rising rapidly, Medicare consumes a larger portion of Social Security benefits each year. Recipients of Social Security will experience that in a big way in 2026. Social ...

Prescription medications can become a big expense in retirement, especially for seniors on fixed incomes. The Medicare Extra Help program offers meaningful relief to those who qualify, yet many older ...

In 2026, many retirees could see their Social Security COLA wiped out by rising Medicare premiums and health care costs, resulting in little to no real increase in monthly income.

Next year's cost-of-living raise of 2.8% in Social Security could be lost by increases in the cost of Medicare Parts A and B. The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B will jump nearly 9.7% in ...

Medicare beneficiaries will face higher premiums across the board in 2026. And for many retirees, those added costs will chip away at Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA.

Medicare premium increases are expected to reduce the 2.8% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026. Medicare Part A costs, including the inpatient hospital deductible, are set to rise in ...

Hopes to reopen the government today Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, have dwindled, and with some Social Security Administration offices closed and in-person services limited, beneficiaries may be worried ...

The Social Security Administration, like a slew of other federal agencies, will continue to operate in a reduced capacity until the government shutdown is over. Since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, ...