US Cola announced for 2026

I received an email from Social Security saying the 2026 increase will be 2.8 percent. - @Enzyte Bob

The UK state pension will increase by 4.8% in April '26 but the country has higher inflation than the US. However for UK expats in the Philippines that represents a 'real' 2% increase given the countries lower price increases notwithstanding the strengthening £ against the Peso.

I received an email from Social Security saying the 2026 increase will be 2.8 percent. - @Enzyte Bob
The UK state pension will increase by 4.8% in April '26 but the country has higher inflation than the US. However for UK expats in the Philippines that represents a 'real' 2% increase given the countries lower price increases notwithstanding the strengthening £ against the Peso. - @Lotus Eater

The UK state pension will increase by 4.8% in April 2026, a rise determined by the triple lock guarantee as average earnings growth was higher than inflation and 2.5%. This will increase the full new state pension to £241.30 per week, or approximately £12,547 a year. The full basic state pension will increase to £184.90 per week.

I received an email from Social Security saying the 2026 increase will be 2.8 percent. - @Enzyte Bob

This increase will be an average of $56 per month for beneficiaries, raising the average monthly benefit to $2,071. The adjustment is based on inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and was delayed due to the government shutdown.

@SimCityAT

This will increase the full new state pension to £241.30 per week, or approximately £12,547 a year.

Indeed. For those UK expats surviving on the new state pension only the bad news is that the income thresholds have been frozen until 2028 ( at least) . The current personal tax free income allowance is £12,750 meaning that you are £203 away from being taxed at 20%

Death taxes and now a new term has entered the lexicon at least in the UK : Fiscal Drag  ;(

I received an email from Social Security saying the 2026 increase will be 2.8 percent. - @Enzyte Bob

This increase will be an average of $56 per month for beneficiaries, raising the average monthly benefit to $2,071. The adjustment is based on inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and was delayed due to the government shutdown. - @SimCityAT

Yes, however the cost of Medicare is also going up by about $22/mo, which will take a bite out of that increase for those of us who maintain Medicare coverage.