In January, nearly 52 million retired-worker beneficiaries collected an average Social Security check totaling $1,978.77.

Social Security is generally the largest source of income in retirement, but many seniors think benefits have fallen behind ...

Many older Americans today would not be able to get by without Social Security. The Federal Reserve puts median retirement ...

The projected COLA for 2026 is estimated at 2.1%, with some forecasts predicting as low as 0.06%. Meanwhile, the COLA for ...

Retirees might be in for a bit of a shock: despite inflation still running hot in March, Social Security benefits may receive ...

While COLAs are designed to match inflation, the 2026 forecast fails to cover the rising costs of essential expenses like ...

Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security analyst, said: "COLA doesn't keep pace with real inflation. The year-over-year ...

This October, the SSA will determine the new cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) by comparing the CPI-W data from July, August, ...

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living ... Consequently, some policy experts think COLAs should be based on the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E), which measures ...

Cooling inflation is good news for retirees, but it's also going to impact the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living-adjustment.

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual ... some policy experts think COLAs should be based on the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E), which measures inflation based on the ...