Millions of retirees rely on the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, to ensure their income keeps up ...

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is projected at 2.5%, but federal staffing shortages threaten data accuracy. Seniors could face permanently reduced benefits if inflation calculations ...

Social Security COLA may rise, but it might still fall short of covering retirees’ true costs—threatening financial stability ...