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

The Consumer Price Index “is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services,” according to the Bureau of Labor ...

After a delay due to the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1, Social Security announced its most anticipated change of the year: The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Beginning on Jan. 1, ...

A TSCL study from 2025 shows 73% of older Americans rely on Social Security for more than half their income. About 29% depend entirely on Social Security benefits to get by. On average, a senior lives ...

Key CPI-W data needed to calculate the 2026 COLA will now be announced on Oct. 24. The purchasing power of Social Security benefits has decreased over the years. The government shutdown has affected ...

After a long drought of government economic releases, we finally got a key update last week: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) ...

The report shows food items like instant coffee and beef are getting pricier. Instant coffee prices in September were about ...

While we won't know the exact percentage until Friday, Oct. 24, an advocacy group for seniors has set its final prediction ...