Many Social Security recipients are holding out hope for the new year, though, and banking on a larger COLA for 2026. So far, ...

Some lawmakers have called for it to be used to determine COLA for Social Security payments, but would it make much of a difference?

The reality is that while inflation has been ticking upward these past few months, we don't know whether this trend will ...

Social Security retirees are going to get a raise in 2026, which is good news since many seniors rely on their benefits to ...

As 2025 draws to a close, the focus shifts to the upcoming Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026. For ...

Social Security beneficiaries receive cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) each year to keep benefit payments aligned with ...

The official COLA won't be announced by the Social Security Administration until October, but it's worth paying attention to ...

Followers of MOAA’s COLA Watch are tracking a rising inflation trend line, but one that’s likely to end up at or near the ...

Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively ...

If you’ve been seeing the Federal Reserve a lot in the news lately, there’s a reason for that. The Fed met this week to ...

The CPI-E is higher most years than the CPI-W because it is weighted more heavily toward health expenses, and inflation in health care has outpaced most other industries. According to the CRS report, ...

From December 1982 through December 2011, the CPI-E rose at an annual average rate of 3.1 percent, compared with increases of 2.9 percent for both the CPI-U and the CPI-W.