President Trump's federal hiring freeze and decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer raise questions about the validity of inflation data.

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

The adjustment is based on the consumer price index, which measures inflation, for the third quarter of the year. It goes ...

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 ...

Not even a potentially history-making moment will be enough to prevent retirees from getting the short end of the stick, yet ...

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

Sponsor: The Pension Group If you’re retired, you’ve likely been hearing a lot about this year’s social security cost of ...

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