Social Security: 2026 bill could save benefits from insolvency—and impact COLA increases. How your checks could change

Congress has reintroduced the Social Security 2100 Act, which could affect some 71 million Americans. Here’s what to know.

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Congress has reintroduced the Social Security 2100 Act, a bill that would increase benefits by 2% for some 71 million Americans—including 54 million retired workers and 9 million of their survivors and dependents.The bill would temporarily change how Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are calculated from 2027 to 2036 in order to better match the real financial pressures seniors face. It would set the new minimum in line with the consumer price index for the elderly........

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