During that time, Social Security retirement benefits have also experienced a change. In 2005, the average monthly Social Security benefit was $1,002, or just over $12,000 annually. To start this year ...

The Social Security program undergoes a series of revisions each year to ensure benefit payments keep pace with inflation and ...

The nonpartisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...

If you receive Social Security benefits, you are getting a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) this year. This means your ...

Social Security beneficiaries receive annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) based on how CPI-W inflation changes in the third quarter. CPI-W inflation has reaccelerated in every month since ...

Social Security benefits received a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025, but for many retirees, this is not enough ...

An estimated 72.5 million Social Security recipients will benefit from a 2.5 percent increase in their payments this year thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

Members of California’s Fast Food Council were not deterred by a chorus of franchise owners who gathered at a Jan. 23 meeting to object to plans ...

The CPI-U is distinct from the CPI-W index, which covers 29% of the U.S. population. This metric measures inflation and is an indicator of the effectiveness of government fiscal and monetary policies.

For retirees, the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) from Social Security is meant to offer some relief as inflation ...

This is based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which was up 3.6% year over year in May 2023. The Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA ...