The newest estimate for the 2026 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) is 2.5 percent. That’s about a fifty-dollar increase each…
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Here’s Why Social Security Claims Are Up in 2025
Compared to this time last year, Social Security claims are up by 13 percent. For context, that’s about 276,000 new…
What’s the Top Social Security Benefit in 2025?
Planning for retirement? Knowing the maximum possible Social Security benefit for 2025 can help you strategize. According to a post…
Debunking the “Cooling Inflation” Argument for Low Social Security COLAs
In last year’s Social Security Administration’s press release covering the 2025 COLA announcement, then-Commissioner Martin O’Malley made this comment: “Social…
SSI Recipients Receive Payment Error Message
Millions of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients recently got a concerning message. The message stated that the Social Security Administration…