Your 2026 Social Security Raise Is Already Falling Behind Inflation. Here's the Gap.

To help fight inflation and help Social Security recipients preserve some of their purchasing power, Social Security provides an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that kicks in at the beginning of each year. This year, recipients received a 2.8% boost.This 2026 COLA was higher than 2025's, but unfortunately, many recipients felt it wouldn't come close to offsetting rising prices. And with recently released inflation figures, they're right to feel that way. In March, inflation increased by 0.9% to 3.3%. That leaves a 0.5% gap from this year's COLA.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool