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

E very year, Social Security benefits undergo a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to align with inflation rates. This ...

The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security plays a crucial role in maintaining the purchasing power of retirees ...

BLS announced the CPI-W for February last week. TSCL quickly determined that the 2026 COLA would be 2.8% based on the average ...

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

The average retired worker who is 69 years old and collects Social Security gets about $1,945 per month, according to the ...

Job cuts and office closures at the Social Security Administration could lead to serious delays in benefits processing.

The Motley Fool last year surveyed 2,000 retired workers, and the majority said the cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in ...

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

As inflation cools, Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment is projected to decline in 2026. Seniors say the ...

Here’s a closer look at which beneficiaries will see more money in their April 2025 checks and what it means for Americans ...

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