The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applied to Social Security payments in any given year is based on CPI-W inflation from ...

Every year, the Social Security Administration, or SSA, examines inflation data and adjusts Social Security benefits ...

If you receive Social Security benefits, your payments are getting bigger this year. That’s because you’re getting a Cost of ...

The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonpartisan senior group, recently released their monthly COLA estimate, predicting that ...

Social Security's COLAs are determined based on CPI-W inflation, which has reaccelerated since the 2025 pay increase was calculated. Social Security benefits are arguably on track to lose buying ...

A second large survey is the CPI-W, which is a monthly accounting of the average change in the prices that urban wages earners and clerical workers pay for a market basket of consumer goods and ...

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in December, ...

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, went into effect recently and was reflected on the payments received in ...

Inflation is proving stickier than expected, which could cause Fed to hit pause button on more interest rate cuts.

The drop reflects the easing of inflationary pressures. Changes to the COLA are based on the CPI-W, which is a measure of price changes for a selection of goods and services, including food ...

US CPI rose 0.4% MoM and 2.9% YoY. The market reacted bullishly, with bond yields dropping and equity futures rising. See ...