The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated in a report on Monday that the federal government racked up a deficit of $127 ...

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

By now, all seniors on Social Security should have gotten their first checks for 2025. With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living ...

Homeownership costs rose in 201 — or 89% — of 226 measured metro markets in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared the same ...

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

Considering how important Social Security is to the financial well-being of our nation's aging workforce, no announcement looms larger for beneficiaries than the annual cost-of-living adjustment ...

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 ...

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.

US wage growth for lower-paid workers has slowed more than other groups recently. That has partly reversed the strides they ...

In 2025, children of a deceased parent who were covered under Social Security may be eligible for survivor benefits. These benefits are crucial in providing financial support to th ...