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

State retirees want lawmakers to focus on a cost of living increase that they haven’t seen in nearly two decades. A bill that ...

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

Thankfully, Social Security benefits are raised automatically nearly every year to help them compensate for inflation. Without those cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), recipients would practically be ...

Retirees who stop working at the Full Retirement Age, currently set at 67, can receive a maximum benefit of $4,018 per month. If benefits are claimed at the earliest possible age of 62, that maximum ...

Social Security payments are an essential source of income for millions of Americans, and 2025 brings a slight boost in ...

Bankrate found that after adjusting the average wage for the cost of living, only San Antonio, St. Louis, Charlotte and Detroit could boast an increase in buying power, compared to other metros: Metro ...

The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonpartisan senior group, recently released their monthly COLA estimate, predicting that it would moderate to 2.1% in 2026.

That trend is bad news for retired workers on Social Security. Here's why. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applied to Social Security payments in any given year is based on CPI-W inflation ...

This has happened to Social Security recipients who are on Medicare. The 2025 Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) of 2.5% is being undermined by the increase cost of Medicare.[ ...

In 2025, children of a deceased parent who were covered under Social Security may be eligible for survivor benefits. These ...

Here's why. Image source: Getty Images. Social Security benefits lost buying power in 2025 The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applied to Social Security payments in any given year is based on ...