The Social Security COLA, or cost-of-living adjustment, is the process by which the Social Security Administration increases ...

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

President Trump returned the White House for a second term less than two months ago, but he has already signaled a dramatic ...

Cost-of-living adjustments have been something of a mixed bag for retirees over the last 16 years. The 2010s were a period of ...

Another thing that's changed in the past two decades is the average monthly Social Security benefit. In 2005, it was $1,002, or just over $12,000 annually. Fast-forward 20 years, and the average ...

They're calculated based on third-quarter data from the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). When there's an increase in that CPI-W data from one year to the next, ...

Most importantly, retirees typically spend more on shelter and medical care, which means the CPI-W puts too little weight on ...

The Consumer Price Index report released early Wednesday showed a lower-than-expected increase in inflation for the month of ...

EU mid-market update: UK GDP and production data disappoints; Themes complex as Putin issues demands on Ukraine ceasefire ...

The CPI(M) state conference highlighted increased crimes against women and children since the Modi government took office.