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Mary Johnson
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2026 Social Security COLA Forecast Rises Again as Trump Tariffs Fuel Inflation
Current predictions for 2026 cost of living adjustment now up to 2.6% and 2.7%; larger Medicare Part B premium increase expected eat up most or all of it
Latest 2026 Social Security COLA Forecasts Match 2025’s Increase
Another slight uptick puts updated forecasts for next year’s raise at 2.5%, same as the 2025 increase
2026 Social Security COLA Rises Modestly as Trump Signs Executive Order on Drug Prices
Forecasters expect tariffs to lead to higher inflation, which could mean COLA predictions will rise later this year
Steady, But Tariffs Could Bump Them Up Later
Forecasters expect tariffs to lead to higher inflation, which could mean COLA predictions will rise later this year
Updated 2026 Social Security COLA Forecasts Now Calling for 2.2% Bump
Predictions from The Senior Citizens League and retired analyst Mary Johnson align after today’s new CPI-W data released
Cooling COLAs: Early Forecast for 2026 Social Security Adjustment Predicts Another Drop
Based on inflation data released today, The Senior Citizens League pegs next year’s COLA at 2.1% and stumps for Trump promise to eliminate Social Security tax
Initial 2026 Social Security COLA Prediction: 2.5%
Yes, it’s admittedly way too early to accurately predict what the Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA)…
Medicare Premiums Growing Twice as Fast as Social Security COLA
As CMS announces 2025 Medicare premiums and deductibles, new analysis finds Medicare Part B costs growing at more than double the rate of the Social Security cost-of-living adjustments
Second Trump Presidency: End of Tax on Social Security Benefits?
President-elect Trump promised to end the tax on the campaign trail, but didn’t specify how it would be paid for—a move that could hasten the program’s pending insolvency
It’s Official: 2025 Social Security COLA Set at 2.5%
Retirement benefits will increase by nearly $50 per month beginning in 2025