In January, nearly 52 million retired-worker beneficiaries collected an average Social Security check totaling $1,978.77.

Social Security is generally the largest source of income in retirement, but many seniors think benefits have fallen behind ...

This October, the SSA will determine the new cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) by comparing the CPI-W data from July, August, ...

BLS announced the CPI-W for February last week. TSCL quickly determined that the 2026 COLA would be 2.8% based on the average ...

As inflation cools, Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment is projected to decline in 2026. Seniors say the ...

Many older Americans today would not be able to get by without Social Security. The Federal Reserve puts median retirement ...

While COLAs are designed to match inflation, the 2026 forecast fails to cover the rising costs of essential expenses like ...

Social Security benefits increase every year through the annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). Many retirees have found ...

Here’s a closer look at which beneficiaries will see more money in their April 2025 checks and what it means for Americans relying on Social Security payments.

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

Anyone with a memory of 1985 can tell you how much things have changed over the past 40 years: Phones were the size of bricks, listening to music in a car meant carrying cassette tapes, and the movie ...

Social Security is not meant to serve as retirees’ only or even primary source of income. But for many people, that ends up ...