President Trump's federal hiring freeze and decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer raise ...

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 of the new year – continues to tick upwards.

As such, the way inflation trends in August will have a huge impact on next year's Social Security raise. Similarly, in ...

The first August Social Security payment arrived on August 1 for SSI recipients and early filers. Other beneficiaries will be ...

A recent report showed that about two-thirds of retired Americans say they rely on Social Security “substantially,” while 21% ...