Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

Social Security's annual COLA calculations are under scrutiny from advocacy groups, with some calling for different metrics to be used to boost or reduce the inflation adjustments.

M/M vs. 0.4% consensus and +0.4% in August, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The report was delayed due to the government shutdown.

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

That's an improvement from the 2.5% COLA seniors received this year. There's a good chance many Social Security recipients ...

In the past, TSCL has supported the idea of calculating each year’s COLA increase using not the CPI-W, but rather the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI ... Benton told Nexstar on Friday. “The ...

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is 2.8%, but over time, a pattern has emerged in how the agency calculates ...

Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive a 2.8% increase in monthly payments for 2026 under the annual ...

November 9, 2025 - Amid skyrocketing prices in President Trump’s America, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is leading the charge to help seniors and others combat the rising cost of living.

But the main reason you shouldn't be disappointed in a 2.8% COLA is that it's a sign that inflation did not pick up so much in 2025. Social Security COLAs are tied to inflation directly. So a smaller ...

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed that President Donald Trump's tariff policies have had a muted impact on cost pressures. And it all but guarantees that the Federal Reserve will cut ...