Beginning January 2026, Social Security payments will rise by about $56 a month with a 2.8% COLA to offset higher living ...

One of the recent suggestions is from the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonpartisan policy analysis and research group. It has proposed that the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, ...

It seems the only constant in life is change. Let's take a look at why the 2026 COLA is both good and bad for Social Security ...

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

Alaska is the most stressed state in the nation, according to a new nationwide study that reveals how geography plays a massive role in American mental health.

Although the West Coast can be expensive, there are several small cities that offer a lower cost of living, scenic ...

Student Price Index for 2025 and found that the average cost of living for K-State students is 25% higher than the average ...

Local CPIs for September – a rare federal data release amid a government shutdown – shows that inflation not only remains ...

Typically, the Social Security COLA for the upcoming year is announced on Oct. 15, but due to the government shutdown, this ...

Currently, we’re in the fourth and final quarter of 2025, and New Year’s Eve will roll around before you know it. If you are ...

Some experts say the latest adjustment could leave them worse off than before — but there are steps they can take now to ...

The lone economic report of Shutdown 2025 was released to great fanfare, but don’t get used to it. When the Bureau of Labor ...