Social Security recipients are getting a raise. Specifically, benefits will increase by 2.8% in 2026, due to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), according to the Social Security Administration (SSA).

The first Social Security and Supplemental Security Income checks for 2026 will include a 2.8% boost for about 75 million Americans, thanks to a cost-of-living adjustment. But higher Medicare premiums ...

While not dramatic, your March Social Security check benefit amount is slightly higher than what you received in 2025 — and this applies to nearly all Social Security retirement and disability ...

Only top earners who claimed their benefits at 70 will get such a big check. If you're on track for a smaller Social Security benefit, increasing your income is one of the first things you should do.

For Americans of a certain age, there may be no bigger question than this. At what age should I take Social Security? At age 62? Sixty-five? Seventy? The question matters, because your monthly Social ...