Social Security COLA projected to be slightly higher than 2025's, but 'many will be disappointed,' group says

(NEXSTAR) – The Senior Citizen’s League is pretty confident that many seniors receiving Social Security benefits will be “disappointed” by next year’s cost-of-living increase.

In its latest projection, the senior advocacy group estimated that the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) would amount to a 2.7% increase. This marks a bump over the increase that retirees saw in 2025 (2.5%), but it’s still not enough to cover the ever-rising costs of goods and services that seniors are paying, TSCL believes.