Put simply, a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is a "change in benefits based on changes in the prices of goods and services, ...

For most aging Americans, Social Security income isn't something they can make do without. Based on 23 years of annual ...

Following a decade of anemic cost-of-living adjustments, a historic increase in the U.S. money supply sent the prevailing ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, approved in January, promises increased benefits for millions by eliminating the WEP and ...

Council tax, gas, water and electricity bills, broadband, mobile phone, TV and transport costs are all rising. The increases ...

Massachusetts public higher education leaders are painting a grim picture of the ability of their institutions and campuses to hire and retain faculty and staff, asking how the so-called ...

Remember when grabbing a coffee was just… grabbing a coffee? When a parma at the local was a budget meal? When Friday night ...

No announcement is more anticipated for Social Security beneficiaries each year than the October cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal. The average retired worker check should push into ...

US Inflation Rate data by YCharts. Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment should be historic In February, more than 52 million retired worker beneficiaries took home a Social Security ...

This means any cost-of-living adjustment of 1% or greater in 2026 is going to make history by lifting the average monthly benefit above $2,000. Based on the latest 2026 COLA forecast update ...

This means any cost-of-living adjustment of 1% or greater in 2026 is going to make history by lifting the average monthly benefit above $2,000.