Learn about the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment and additional COLA facts that could influence your benefits, income, and retirement planning.

Social Security's inflation-measuring yardstick continues to come up short for those who rely most on Social Security income.

Social Security uses your top 35 income years, adjusted for inflation, to calculate benefits. Claiming benefits before full ...

Despite the current government shutdown, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish September's Consumer Price Index report on October 24 at 8:30 a.m., enabling the Social Security ...