If you're struggling to stretch your Social Security checks far enough already, a large Social Security cost-of-living ...

Every year, Social Security is eligible for a COLA. When inflation remains flat, Social Security benefits remain flat. When ...

There's also another key change on the way that will affect many retirees but isn't a Social Security change per se.

COLAs are designed to help retirees keep pace with inflation, but they're not guaranteed. Rather than count on money that may ...

Social Security payments are used to an estimated 67 million people - federal data shows - 173,226 of them in New Jersey.

There are millions of older Americans today who rely on Social Security to pay their bills in retirement. Granted, some ...

Cost of living adjustments help prevent Social Security benefits from losing their buying power over time. Retirees are on ...

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

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) may be inaccurate due to the federal hiring freeze instituted by ...

Social Security's 2026 COLA could be a virtual repeat of 2025's. While it's too early in the year to say with certainty what ...

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

Hundreds of thousands of Americans could see their next Social Security checks cut by as much as 50% due to a new overpayment ...