Every year, Social Security is eligible for a COLA. When inflation remains flat, Social Security benefits remain flat. When ...

TheStreet's Maurie Backman joins Broadcast Retirement Network host Jeffrey Snyder to talk about the annual increase.

The adjustment is based on the consumer price index, which measures inflation, for the third quarter of the year. It goes ...

There's also another key change on the way that will affect many retirees but isn't a Social Security change per se.

COLAs are designed to help retirees keep pace with inflation, but they're not guaranteed. Rather than count on money that may ...

Social Security payments are used to an estimated 67 million people - federal data shows - 173,226 of them in New Jersey.

There are millions of older Americans today who rely on Social Security to pay their bills in retirement. Granted, some ...

Not even a potentially history-making moment will be enough to prevent retirees from getting the short end of the stick, yet ...

Many Social Security recipients are holding out hope for the new year, though, and banking on a larger COLA for 2026. So far, ...

You don't have to do anything to get the government to acknowledge your more recent work history. The Social Security ...

If you’ve been seeing the Federal Reserve a lot in the news lately, there’s a reason for that. The Fed met this week to ...

As summer winds down, retirees and Social Security recipients shift their focus toward 2026—especially the upcoming ...