The Social Security Administration (SSA) currently uses the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to calculate the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). This method aims ...

When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases inflation numbers for July on Tuesday morning, August 12, the news is expected to be bad and will affect the Social Security COLA. Uncle Sam about to cut a ...

For decades, a common complaint among retirees has been that their annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) doesn't truly cover their rising expenses, especially healthcare. Now, a new ...

Social Security benefits will get a boost for next year following the announcement of the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on Friday, a debate is emerging over whether there is a more ...

Social Security recipients will receive a 2.8% boost to their monthly benefits beginning in January. The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is set using changes in CPI-W inflation data. Some ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is meant to offset inflation. The projected COLA for 2026 is below the average COLA since 1975. Some have recommended using the CPI for the Elderly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Teresa Ghilarducci Ph.D. is an Economics Professor. Today’s Social Security COLA (Cost-of-Living Adjustment) means that about 75 ...

To keep pace with rising prices, Social Security applies an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that takes effect in January each year. The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonprofit organization ...

BLS's September inflation report sets Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment at 2.8% It would make more sense for retirees to expend their lobbying efforts to urge Congress to fix Social ...

January marks the first month for increased Social Security payments thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment, known as a COLA. The next adjustment won't happen for another ...