The Social Security program, a crucial safety net for over 73 million Americans, faces a critical juncture. Demographic and ...

In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...

COLAs are tied directly to inflation. Challenges in reporting inflation data could lead to incomplete information -- and a ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is meant to offset inflation. The projected COLA for 2026 is below the average COLA since 1975. Some have recommended using the CPI for the Elderly ...

Social Security benefits are one of the most important income sources for retirees for many reasons. These benefits are ...

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries across the United States are receiving slightly larger checks this July thanks to the previously announced 2025 cost-of-living adjustment ...

The way inflation trends in July will help determine what raise Social Security beneficiaries get in 2026. If you're someone ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell defends the interest rate pause amid concerns about tariff-driven inflation. Here’s what this means ...

But what would make the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment special is that it would mark the fifth consecutive year of at least a ...

Multiple rumors regarding the impending monthly deposits sent by the Social Security Administration ( SSA) suggest that ...

The Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford recently published the World Happiness Report 2025. Finland took ...

The amount a person receives can also depend on their lifetime income and other factors, such as the age they started to get ...