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Most retirees don't think the 2025 COLA was enough. They might not be happy with the 2026 increase, either. Retirees won't know how much higher their Social Security benefits will be in 2026 until mid ...

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Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U.S.