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Social Security benefits are indexed to inflation to maintain retirees’ buying power. Social Security benefits will increase by 2.8% in 2026, boosting average retirement benefits by about $56 per month.
Social Security Benefits to Increase in 2026

Social Security Benefits to Increase 2.8% in 2026

(October 24, 2025) Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 75 million Americans will increase by 2.8% in 2026.
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Social Security and Income Taxes Update

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries received an email from the Social Security Administration in early July claiming the newly enacted “One Big Beautiful” tax and spending bill would eliminate taxes.
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Social Security Trust Fund Exhaustion One Year Closer

The Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds on June 18, 2025.
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Social Security Fears Could Reverse Trend Towards Later Claiming Ages

Americans seem to be getting the message that claiming Social Security benefits at a later age result in a bigger monthly benefit check and could improve retirement security for many.
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Social Security Expands Telephone Claiming for All Benefits

If you seemed confused by the rash of recent announcements from the Social Security Administration (SSA), you’re not alone.
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Social Security Changes Spark Customer Service Crisis

The start of 2025 ushered in the new Trump administration, unleashing his chainsaw-in-chief budget cutter Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on the Social Security Administration (SSA).
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Social Security Benefits Expanded for Millions of Public-Sector Workers

On January 5, 2025, President Joseph Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law. The legislation was approved by overwhelming majorities in the House and Senate.
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Congress Approves Social Security Benefit Expansion for Millions

In the final days of the 118th Congress, on December 21, 2024, the Senate voted 76-20 to repeal two controversial federal rules that reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits.
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Higher Medicare Premiums, Surcharges Announced for 2025

Medicare enrollees will pay about $10 more monthly for Part B insurance premiums in 2025. Some will pay even more due to monthly surcharges imposed on high-income individuals.
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Social Security Benefits to Increase 2.5% in 2025

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 72 million Americans will increase by 2.5% in 2025, the lowest annual cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment in four years.
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