Senate Democrats propose increasing VA, Social Security benefits by $200 a month for six months
Published Thu, Oct 30 202511:03 AM EDTUpdated 3 Hours Ago
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Lorie Konish
The Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026.
Some Democratic Senators say they believe the increase won’t be enough to help beneficiaries cope with rising costs.
On Thursday, a group of lawmakers will propose a bill to increase benefits by $200 per month for six months.
To help Social Security and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries cope with higher prices, a group of Democratic senators are proposing to increase benefits by $200 per month for six months.
The bill — called the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act — is backed by Democratic Senators including Mark Kelly of Arizona, Alex Padilla of California, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Tina Smith of Minnesota, Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer of New York, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Peter Welch of Vermont.
The leaders plan to introduce the proposal on Thursday morning, according to a Warren spokesperson.
The extra $200-per-month emergency increase would boost benefit payments through July 2026, according to the senators’ proposal. The benefit boost would apply to individuals receiving benefits from Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, railroad retirement, veteran disability compensation and veteran pensions.
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