Every year, Social Security is eligible for a COLA. When inflation remains flat, Social Security benefits remain flat. When ...

Not even a potentially history-making moment will be enough to prevent retirees from getting the short end of the stick, yet ...

Many Social Security recipients are holding out hope for the new year, though, and banking on a larger COLA for 2026. So far, ...

COLAs are designed to help retirees keep pace with inflation, but they're not guaranteed. Rather than count on money that may ...

TheStreet's Maurie Backman joins Broadcast Retirement Network host Jeffrey Snyder to talk about the annual increase.

There's also another key change on the way that will affect many retirees but isn't a Social Security change per se.

President Trump's federal hiring freeze and decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer raise questions about the validity of inflation data.

The trouble began in 2021, when Americans found themselves flush with cash from stimulus policies at a time when supply ...

There are millions of older Americans today who rely on Social Security to pay their bills in retirement. Granted, some ...

As summer winds down, retirees and Social Security recipients shift their focus toward 2026—especially the upcoming ...

Some lawmakers have called for the CPI-E to be used to determine the annual COLA for Social Security payments, but would it ...

Social Security payments are used to an estimated 67 million people - federal data shows - 173,226 of them in New Jersey.