If you receive Social Security benefits in 2026, there are several changes to the program that will impact your payments.

Six major Social Security changes are lining up for 2026, and together they will touch virtually every retiree, worker and family that relies on the program. With a potential $200 monthly increase on ...

Social Security benefits are getting a 2.8% increase in the new year. The program's earnings-test limits are also increasing. On the flipside, some workers will see their Social Security taxes ...

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year. The purpose of COLAs is to help ...

Social Security’s wage cap rises to $184,500 in 2026 from $176,100 in 2025. Earnings above the Social Security wage cap are not taxed to fund the program and do not increase retirement benefits. If ...

Social Security benefits will receive a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026 to help beneficiaries keep up with rising prices. The maximum Social Security benefit will increase next year, ...

Social Security is entering its 10th decade. The popular federal program began in 1935, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law. Through the years, there have ...

Changes to Social Security are coming next year, and some of the changes happening to the program are not good for retirees. Social Security has been providing for retirees since the 1930s. Since that ...

Roughly 75 million Americans will receive a 2.8% boost to their income in 2026, thanks to the upcoming cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) ...

Current and future workers are going to be affected by changes to Social Security in 2026. Planning for Social Security changes early is important. The changes to Social Security could affect the ...

Congress enacted a new law in 1983 to ensure Social Security can continue paying full benefits. One aspect of the changes was spaced out over multiple decades, culminating next year. Congress faces a ...