The Senior Citizens League released its latest COLA prediction Thursday, with its model predicting 2.3% which is up slightly from last month but 0.2 percentage points lower than in 2025. TSCL ...

Trump’s new tariffs could unintentionally boost your Social Security benefits by increasing the 2026 COLA—but experts say ...

The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security is projected to be between 2.2% and 2.3% in 2026, marking the lowest ...

The updated forecast comes amid economic uncertainty sparked by the Trump administration's recent announcement of broad new tariffs on imports.

COLA estimate is pegged at 2.2% after March's inflation report. But experts say Trump tariffs may influence the final COLA.

In April, some retirees will see an increase in their Social Security checks, surpassing the 2.5% COLA adjustment from 2025.