Social Security benefits will rise 2.8% in 2026, but higher Medicare premiums may offset gains. Learn how to protect your ...

The COLA boost is slightly better than earlier estimates, even if we're not talking about a lot of money. But many retirees ...

Everything from Social Security benefit checks to how much payroll tax select workers will owe is being adjusted next year.

Not even a first-of-this-century cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) can protect aged beneficiaries from losing buying power next year.

Congressional Democrats are investigating whether Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano knew — and should have disclosed — that his company stood to benefit from a huge contract overseeing a ...

For decades, many Americans grabbed Social Security the moment they turned 62. That habit is changing. Inflation swings, higher interest rates, headlines creating worry about the program's future, and ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Oct. 10 the September Consumer Price Index will be released at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24.

If not for the government shutdown, Social Security beneficiaries would have discovered the extent of the COLA hike for 2026 when new inflation data was released Oct. 15. In 2025, Social Security and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A three-week government shutdown has delayed the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment announcement to ...

The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries.Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the 2024 ...