Social Security increase is coming: Latest COLA estimate and when you’ll know the amount

business • 9/15/2025

Much of the increase will be eroded by price hikes in Part B Medicare premiums.

Social Security recipients will learn next month how much of an increase they can expect in 2026. Next year’s Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, will be announced around Oct. 15 after the data from the final fiscal quarter of 2025 is compiled. COLAs... [1190 chars]