Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security analyst, said: "COLA doesn't keep pace with real inflation. The year-over-year ...

As the costs of goods continues to increase nationwide, Social Security benefit adjustments aren't expected to keep up.

Over the last 20 years, the cost-of-living adjustment has averaged 2.6%, according to the Senior Citizens League.

When the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced last October that seniors would be getting a 2.5% cost-of-living ...

For an overwhelming majority of retired workers, Social Security is more than just a monthly check. It represents a financial ...

The Social Security COLA, or cost-of-living adjustment, is the process by which the Social Security Administration increases benefits to keep up with rising costs over time. While the general idea of ...

The process behind calculating the COLA remains a mystery to many. Here's what every retiree should know about how the COLA ...

T he Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a 2.5% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025, resulting in an ...

What changes hit Social Security in 2025? Get details on COLA, higher benefits, retroactive payments, and new retirement age ...

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal is highly anticipated by the program's tens of millions of beneficiaries. The expected raise for retired-worker beneficiaries in 2026 is ...

That means if a Social Security recipient gets overpaid by the SSA, 100% of their monthly benefit will be withheld until the ...

While early estimates point to the 2026 COLA climbing, there's an unpleasant catch that comes with this forecast. Social Security's COLA is the tool the Social Security Administration (SSA ...