Social Security delays 2026 COLA announcement to Oct. 24
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We're almost two weeks into the government shutdown. Will you still receive your Social Security benefits despite the furloughs?
Americans can access Social Security services online during the federal shutdown through my Social Security accounts.
A new scam involves fake letters that appear to be from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts — but it's a ploy to trick seniors, agency warns.
The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General is warning the public about a new Supreme Court 'scam letter' ploy.
The Senior Citizens League estimates benefits will get a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, two-tenths of percentage point larger than the COLA in 2025. Social Security's COLAs are based on CPI-W inflation,
November Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will be issued to recipients in 14 days. While most SSI payments are issued on the first of every month, November payments will be issued the day before November starts,
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is calling some staff back to work to prepare its closely watched inflation gauge, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, despite the government shutdown, a Trump administration official told CNN.