Why Are Social Security COLAs Announced in October?
Social Security COLAs are calculated based on third quarter data from the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and ...
Could claiming Social Security early increase your lifetime benefit?
Early claiming is applying for Social Security benefits under your full retirement age (FRA). This varies by person, ...
Social Security increase: What’s the smallest cost-of-living adjustment Social Security ever paid?
Based on inflation, the latest projections for Social Security’s 2025 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is in the area of 2 ...
The Election Can Affect Taxes, Social Security, And Your Retirement
For retirees, tax troubles from sunsetting irrespective of whether Congress goes red, blue or stays purple; and Social Security needs Congressional attention as well ...
Social security increase: What’s the largest cost-of-living-adjustment Social Security ever paid?
Based on the current rate of inflation, Social Security recipients are on track to receive a cost-of-living adjust increase ...
Social Security and Medicare finances look grim as overall debt piles up
Dire new budget projections and high-stakes policy deadlines mean lawmakers may be forced to take up the issue — or face the ...
When Should Couples Start Social Security? Strategies to Maximize Benefits
Considering starting Social Security at different times? Explore how splitting benefits can boost combined retirement income.
The Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast for 2025 Was Just Updated, and It Comes With Bad News and Worse News for Retirees
Social Security benefits are on track to get a smaller cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year, and the pay raise may not ...
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Social Security's 2025 COLA Adjustment Is Good and Bad News For Seniors
Inflation continues to run hot in the U.S. economy, driving up the Social Security cost of living adjustment, or COLA. The ...
Who's Ready for a Massive Increase to Your Annual Social Security COLA? This Change Might Do the Trick.
To calculate your annual Social Security COLA, SSA determines the percentage increase of the average CPI-W for the third ...
Social Security adjustment: Here’s the smallest COLA increase ever paid
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The latest projections for Social Security’s 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is around 2.6%, or ...
Stronger economy improves outlook for Medicare, Social Security
Stronger than expected economic growth last year drove improvements to the fiscal health of the trust funds that finance ...