Discover what a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) is, how it compensates for inflation, and its impact on Social Security and ...

The Federal Reserve recently announced that it would be lowering its benchmark interest rate for the third time this year.

The changes range from an increase in work credit requirements to a relatively modest cost-of-living adjustment.

These five Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have the highest average Social Security benefits, which means retirees there ...

Social Security faces trust fund depletion by 2034, threatening benefits for millions of retirees. The CRFB proposes a COLA ...

Katherine Peach Social Security beneficiaries will see a host of changes starting in January, ranging from the good (a new ...

Arizona will raise its minimum wage in 2026; find out who will benefit and when the increase begins.

Social Security beneficiaries will get a 2.8% benefit increase with their January payment, thanks to the 2026 cost-of-living ...

For 2025, the state’s minimum wage has been set at $16.66 per hour, and is scheduled to rise to $17.13 per hour in 2026, ...

The pay increase was originally slated to be 3%. But a last-minute amendment increased the amount to nearly 25%, with no ...

Many of us over a certain age will be seeing a little more in our Social Security checks beginning in January after the powers-that-be in Washington decided we’d see just a 2.8% cost of living ...

Social Security checks are set to rise in 2026 with a 2.8% COLA increase. Retirees can expect an average monthly payment of $2,064. Spousal, survivor, and disability benefits also increase. Earnings ...