The projected 2026 COLA increase is now 2.7%-up from 2.4%, the lowest in years. Here's how the change affects retiree ...

The projected 2026 COLA increase is now 2.7%—up from 2.4%, the lowest in years. Here’s how the change affects retiree ...

There's fear that in the coming months, tariffs will drive living costs up -- not just for seniors, but Americans on a whole.

Not even a first-of-the-century cost-of-living adjustment milestone will be enough to prop up retired-worker beneficiaries.

According the the AARP, the 2.5% COLA adjustment introduced this year boosted the average Social Security retiree's payment ...

Social Security beneficiaries would welcome extra money in the bank from a COLA hike. But some might only be looking at $50 a month or less extra.

“The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, was enacted by Congress as part of the 1972 Social Security Amendments, and automatic annual COLAs began in 1975,” explains Kevin Walton, a registered ...

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

Social Security and SSI benefits will both increase by 2.5% in 2025 to account for cost-of-living increases across the country, the Social Security Administration announced in October.

The Social Security program is projected to face a funding shortfall as early as 2033-2034. If policymakers take no action to ...

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.6% in 2025, new estimate finds Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 8.7% in 2023, highest increase in 40 years© Provided by CNBC ...

Social Security recipients will receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment of 8.7% next year, the largest increase since 1981, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday.