The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applied to Social Security payments in any given year is based on CPI-W inflation from ...

Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) helps keep retirees afloat as inflation erodes purchasing power.

The Social Security Administration recently released its December 2024 Monthly Statistical Snapshot, which shows the effect ...

COLA likely underestimated inflation in 2024 Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are designed to protect the purchasing power of benefit payments from inflation. In this case, ...

An estimated 72.5 million Social Security recipients will benefit from a 2.5 percent increase in their payments this year thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

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This is based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which was up 3.6% year over year in May 2023. The Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA ...

L&I calculates the minimum wage for the coming year using the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). L&I compares the CPI-W ...

Social Security's COLAs are determined based on CPI-W inflation, which has reaccelerated since the 2025 pay increase was calculated. Social Security benefits are arguably on track to lose buying ...