As the costs of goods continues to increase nationwide, Social Security benefit adjustments aren't expected to keep up.

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

Over the last 20 years, the cost-of-living adjustment has averaged 2.6%, according to the Senior Citizens League.

Social Security is a valuable source of income for tens of millions of retired workers, disabled workers, spouses of workers, ...

Cost-of-living adjustments have been something of a mixed bag for retirees over the last 16 years. The 2010s were a period of ...

The Federal Reserve has been on a mission to cool inflation. To that end, it raised interest rates nearly a dozen times in ...

Cooling inflation is good news for retirees, but it's also going to impact the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living-adjustment ...

The Senior League has released its 2026 COLA projection, which estimates a modest smaller increase than in 2025.

If you get most or all of your retirement income from Social Security, money might be perpetually tight. In fact, workers are ...

The Social Security Administration stated more than 72.5 million Americans will benefit from the 2.5% COLA increase in 2025.

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits aligned with rising prices across the economy. The official 2026 COLA will not ...