Social Security benefits received a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025, but for many retirees, this is not enough ...

With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in effect, the average benefit has climbed to $1,976 per month. It's ...

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

This is intended to help seniors and other Social Security recipients keep up with inflation and is based on Consumer Price ...

What's more, surveys have shown that Social Security checks are necessary for seniors to make ends meet. A poll from ...

If you collect Social Security payments, you may be pleasantly surprised when you get your first direct deposit or your first ...

The vice president said the Trump administration needs some time to address a main campaign promise to bring down grocery ...

- Aussie bond yields decline on CPI data; AUD/USD declines by 0.4%; money markets were pricing in an >80% chance of a RBA ...

Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) helps keep retirees afloat as inflation erodes purchasing power.

The consumer price index, commonly referred ... The federal government also considers CPI data when it adjusts benefits like Social Security, federal pensions and the federal income tax structure.

Meet ALICE. It's an alternative inflation metric, designed to measure the effects on price movements on economically stressed households better than more traditional models like CPI.

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