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

The Senior Citizens League is predicting a 2.7 percent COLA for 2026. While this would be a slight increase from the 2.5 ...

“Seniors, and The Senior Citizens League, call on Congress to take immediate action to strengthen COLAs to ensure Americans ...

The Consumer Price Index rose 3 percent from a year earlier, a slight acceleration. The report was delayed because of the ...

Social Security's annual COLA calculations are under scrutiny from advocacy groups, with some calling for different metrics ...

The report shows that, starting in 1999, retirees would have collected $5,000 more in Social Security benefits if it weren't for a flaw in the way the COLA is calculated.

If you are collecting spousal benefits in 2025, then you will most likely be entitled to a benefits increase in 2026. This ...

The Social Security Administration looks at year-over-year changes to the CPI-W. It does this specifically for data from the third quarter of the year (the months of July, August, and September). The ...

The average senior who retired in 1999 has lost nearly $5,000 in Social Security payments as a result of the CPI-W.

To find the CPI in any year, divide the cost of the market basket in year t by the cost of the same market basket in the base year. To find the CPI in 2004 take the cost of the market basket in 2004 ...