Retired-worker benefits can hit a psychologically important level next year, but seniors are still likely to get the short ...

Millions of older Americans collect a monthly Social Security benefit. And without that income, many would be unable to cover even basic expenses like shelter and food. But living on Social Security ...

The nonpartisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...

As inflation slows, the pay boost could settle near pre-pandemic levels. Learn where it stands ... and how to keep track of ...

If you receive Social Security benefits, you are getting a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) this year. This means your ...

tied to a subset of the Consumer Price Index known as the CPI-W, which tracks the price of goods and services across the economy. Here is how it works: The CPI-W from the third quarter of the ...

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): This index is used to determine the annual cost of living adjustments to Social Security benefits and to adjust ...

So did the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), the inflation metric used to calculate the COLA. Even worse, the costs of some items that affect many retirees ...

Inflation rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December, with the latest Consumer Price Index illustrating the Federal Reserve's challenge in battling stickier-than-expected price increases.