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It's Official - 2026 Social Security COLA Announced
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to nearly 71 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2026. Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million SSI recipients will begin on December 31, 2025. (Note: Some people receive both Social Security…...
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Dover is the capital of Delaware and the county seat of Kent County, and was named by William Penn after Dover in Kent, England. The population was 39,403 (in 2020), and is the second most populated city in the state, with Wilmington the largest (population of 70,898.) The city is still a fast growing area due to its low cost…...
Hattiesburg, (pop. 48,730 in 2020), is the home of two universities, the University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey. Hattiesburg makes the “best places to retire” lists because it is a college town and has historic districts and a welcoming atmosphere. Mississippi’s 4th largest city, it is called “The Hub City” because of crossing rail lines and highways. One of…...
Astoria, located on the northwest tip of Oregon, is located at the mouth of the Columbia River and just a few miles away from the Pacific. It is the oldest permanent American settlement West of the Rockies - Lewis and Clark stayed here for the winter of 1806. With pretty, scenic backgrounds and a redone 1920s downtown, this relatively uncommercialized…...
Sebring is a small town of about 4500 people in northeastern Ohio, about 25 miles from Akron. The town was founded by the Sebring family who developed it as a pottery town, from 200 acres of farmland. After more land was added and factories, stores and homes were built, and the pottery industry was the lifeline of the town, employing…...