Quick Read Social Security’s COLA is based on CPI-W for working households. Healthcare costs are underweighted compared to ...

Over 50% of current Social Security recipients have cut living costs because prices rise faster than their benefits. Benefits have lost around 20% of buying power since 2010 due to the COLA formula ...

Social Security's inflation-measuring yardstick continues to come up short for those who rely most on Social Security income.

Social Security recipients are getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026. The fear is that tariffs could lead to higher costs, rendering that COLA ineffective. Social Security COLAs have ...

The Senior Citizens League has released its first forecast for next year’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), projecting a 2.5 ...

January marks the first month for increased Social Security payments thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment, known as a COLA. The next adjustment won’t happen for another year, but financial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social Security payments are on a normal schedule in January, but recipients will still see a change. They'll be a little bigger.

Social Security benefits get a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026. So far, that raise seems to be beating inflation. That doesn't mean retirees on Social Security are going to manage well this ...