April 26, 2026
Your 2026 Social Security COLA Is Outpacing Inflation So Far
Your 2026 Social Security COLA is outpacing inflation so far, but a sweeping rise in Medicare Part B premiums is quietly erasing much of that gain for the 75 million Americans who depend on these monthly benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) officially set the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment at 2.8%, announced on October 24, 2025, following third-quarter CPI-W data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For the average retiree, that translates to roughly $56 more per month a meaningful but modest addition to fixed-income households navigating a still-pressured economy. Your 2026 Social Security COLA Is Outpacing Inflation — The
