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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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The Way Your Social Security Raise Is Calculated Could Change ForeverHeres Why It Matters
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 ...
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Social Security Can’t Be Fixed Without These Two Changes
Right now, Social Security is failing seniors in important ways — and the situation is only likely to get worse. ...
To keep pace with rising prices, Social Security applies an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that takes effect in January each year. The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonprofit organization ...
American seniors are frustrated with how Social Security adjusts for inflation, and they want change. A new report from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) shows a clear demand among retirees to improve ...
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, ...
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