Tens of millions of Americans rely on Social Security benefits for a substantial portion of their retirement income. Not only ...

The Social Security program undergoes a series of revisions each year to ensure benefit payments keep pace with inflation and ...

The nonpartisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...

However, those who have been claiming since before May 1997, or also collect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks, are paid differently. SSI is a federal government benefit that provides monthly ...

Nearly 68 million Americans receive Social Security benefits each month. Here are three myths that can cause confusion and anxiety.

If you receive Social Security benefits, you are getting a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) this year. This means your retirement benefits check is going to be bigger than it was before. That’s the ...

A 2.5% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is the lowest increase to benefits since 2021. To increase those checks, ...

Members of California’s Fast Food Council were not deterred by a chorus of franchise owners who gathered at a Jan. 23 meeting to object to plans ...

In 2025, beneficiaries will see a 2.5% increase in their monthly payments, reflecting the annual Cost of Living Adjustment ...

There are other versions of the CPI that can be more useful in certain situations, such as: CPI-W: The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. This is designed to be more ...