The Consumer Price Index (CPI) tracks a basket of goods, as measured by government officials. The corresponding price ...

In 2025, millions of retirees in the United States receive monthly Social Security payments that vary depending on the state in which they live. Factors such as cost of living, ave ...

P resident Donald Trump’s firing of the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika McEntarfer, on Friday raises serious risks ...

Recent forecasts concerning Social Security's 2026 COLA suggest the average retiree will receive an additional $48 to $54 per ...

Estimates for Social Security’s Cost of Living Adjustment – the automatic raise beneficiaries typically receive at the start ...

Social Security COLAs are supposed to help your checks maintain their buying power. Higher COLAs mean higher inflation.

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 ...

There's Supplemental Security Income (SSI), as well. This is a monthly benefit for the blind, disabled, and low-income ...