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.

The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits is set to increase by 2.8% in January 2026. However, ...

Social Security checks are paid to more than 50 million Americans during retirement, and one new bill seeks to boost payments ...

The headline CPI is expected to reach the highest level since June 2024 at 3.1%, driven by tariff-related goods inflation. The market rents are falling, mostly in Texas and southern states, pointing ...

Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal deal sparked claims about falling prices—but economists say inflation can’t be judged by one dinner.

The most basic measure of year-over-year inflation has risen on President Donald Trump’s watch. After stripping out historically volatile food and energy prices, the inflation rate under Trump has ...

Here’s how you could still get food assistance The COLA, which is designed to help Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries retain their buying power amid rising inflation, ...

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

State Pensioners are due a sizable increase in their payments from the DWP next April, following the government's Triple lock ...

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The part of the US Treasury market that protects investors from rising consumer prices is now facing uncertainty after the White House said the October consumer price index (CPI) may not be released.