Recent forecasts concerning Social Security's 2026 COLA suggest the average retiree will receive an additional $48 to $54 per ...

P resident Donald Trump’s firing of the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika McEntarfer, on Friday raises serious risks ...

Social Security COLAs are supposed to help your checks maintain their buying power. Higher COLAs mean higher inflation.

Every year, Social Security is eligible for a COLA. When inflation remains flat, Social Security benefits remain flat. When ...

Estimates for Social Security’s Cost of Living Adjustment – the automatic raise beneficiaries typically receive at the start ...

Social Security is going to be changing in important ways in 2026. Here are three big changes you need to start getting ready ...

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment could rise 2.7%. But Medicare Part B premiums are set to rise even more, eating ...

A potentially history-making COLA is on track to be dwarfed by a rapidly climbing expense for select retirees.

Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively ...

There's Supplemental Security Income (SSI), as well. This is a monthly benefit for the blind, disabled, and low-income ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) tracks a basket of goods, as measured by government officials. The corresponding price ...

The trouble began in 2021, when Americans found themselves flush with cash from stimulus policies at a time when supply ...