The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is 2.8%. This is the increase all Social Security beneficiaries, ...
Social Security is about to go through one of its most consequential years in recent memory, with benefit formulas, tax thresholds and Medicare costs all shifting at once in 2026. For retirees and ...
Workers contributing to Social Security will also see changes to payroll tax limits. In 2026, the maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security taxes will increase from $176,100 to $184,500, ...
The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...
The Social Security Administration has added 13 new diseases and conditions to its list of disabilities, which earn those suffering serious medical issues a faster benefits application process. Those ...
Republicans’ hostility to Social Security in general has been well-documented over the years. Less widely recognized is their antagonism for one component of the program: disability coverage. As a ...