The Senior Citizens League predicts a 2026 Social Security COLA of 2.5% -- the same increase received in 2025. The last time there was the same COLA in back-to-back years was in 1983 and 1984.

That would make the 2024 COLA the smallest in three years, following this year's 8.7% hike and 2022's increase of 5.9%. Inflation has been declining but still remains higher than 3.1%, ...

Remember, the COLA is calculated by looking at how much prices have increased year-over-year on the basket of goods and services. The CPI-W data showed a 2.7% year-over-year increase in February ...