Seniors who get a large chunk of their retirement income from Social Security often find themselves asking a key question at several points during the year: "What will my next raise look like?" For many older Americans,

While the actual 2026 Social Security cost-of-living increase for retired workers won’t be announced until October, the Senior Citizens League is predicting a 2.5% increase for 2026, up from last month’s prediction of 2.

The agency that collects the data used to determine the cost-of-living-adjustment has had to pull back on how much data it uses.