Social Security recipients now have a date when they will learn how much of an increase they will receive in 2026. The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the data needed to determine the 2026 ...

We're now in the second week of a U.S. government shutdown with no clear end in sight, and though Social Security payments continue to go out, a key date for recipients is likely to pass without an ...

The COLA boost is slightly better than earlier estimates, even if we're not talking about a lot of money. But many retirees ...

Social Security recipients typically learn the next year’s cost of living adjustment, or COLA, in mid-October. The ongoing government shutdown could delay that announcement, however. There are two ...

Every year, the Social Security Administration calculates how inflation affects the cost of living and then adjusts benefits for the nearly 74 million Americans depending on those benefits to survive.