If you started getting SSDI before May 1997, you'd usually receive your payment on the third day of every month. Note that ...

In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...

The Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is crucial for over 73 million Americans, ensuring benefits keep pace ...

This week, payments are set to be made to those receiving retirement, survivor and spousal benefits as well as disability ...

COLAs are tied directly to inflation. Challenges in reporting inflation data could lead to incomplete information -- and a ...

Social Security benefits are one of the most important income sources for retirees for many reasons. These benefits are ...

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries across the United States are receiving slightly larger checks this July thanks to the previously announced 2025 cost-of-living adjustment ...

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The way inflation trends in July will help determine what raise Social Security beneficiaries get in 2026. If you're someone ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell defends the interest rate pause amid concerns about tariff-driven inflation. Here’s what this means ...

But what would make the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment special is that it would mark the fifth consecutive year of at least a ...

Multiple rumors regarding the impending monthly deposits sent by the Social Security Administration ( SSA) suggest that ...