The Social Security Administration (SSA) currently uses the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to calculate the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). This method aims ...
The Senior Citizens League recently revised its COLA forecast down to 2.5%, the smallest benefit increase for retired workers in four years. Social Security’s COLAs are calculated based on CPI-W ...
Social Security recipients will receive a 2.8% boost to their monthly benefits beginning in January. The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is set using changes in CPI-W inflation data. Some ...
It's "Social Security COLA-speculation" season, and with it comes the annual controversy about whether the government is using the right index to adjust benefits. I would argue that the current index ...
Social Security COLA 2027 depends on inflation trends, CPI data, policy changes, and Medicare costs. Experts expect a lower ...
Social Security benefits will get a boost for next year following the announcement of the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on Friday, a debate is emerging over whether there is a more ...
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases inflation numbers for July on Tuesday morning, August 12, the news is expected to be bad and will affect the Social Security COLA. Uncle Sam about to cut a ...
Discover how the CPI-W measures inflation affecting urban wage earners and clerical workers, impacting cost-of-living adjustments and economic decisions.
For decades, a common complaint among retirees has been that their annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) doesn't truly cover their rising expenses, especially healthcare. Now, a new ...
The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is projected to be 2.7 percent, according to the latest estimate from advocacy group The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). But the increase, ...
In just a few weeks, retirees will get their first Social Security benefits with the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) included. This will raise the average check to $1,976 per month. It's less ...
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) has issued a warning over the upcoming cost-of-living adjustment, also known as COLA, alleging that the benefit increase for seniors is “only going to get worse.” The ...