By Mary Johnson, editor Social Security beneficiaries are receiving a cost-of-living adjustment of just 1.6% this year.  For many, that won’t be enough to keep up with healthcare costs, let alone items like homeowners ...

Just as we forecast, the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 will be considerably lower than the 2.8 percent COLA received this year.  The Social Security Administration recently announced that the ...

By Mary Johnson, editor   The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 will be announced October 10th and, according to the latest consumer price index data, it’s likely to be considerably low ...

What Could A COLA of No Less Than 3 Percent Mean For You?  By Shannon Benton, Executive Director The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is provided to protect the buying power of Social Security bene ...

Mary Johnson, Editor After getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this year — the highest since 2012 — the COLA for next year could be closer to 1.6%.  Earlier this year, the cost of gasoline and oil dragged ...

Mary Johnson, editor When it comes to the Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) many, if not most, of you say that you feel the government is cooking the inflation data.  The COLA seldom seems to reflect ...

The idea that Social Security benefits should be modestly boosted, with an across-the-board benefit increase and a more generous cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment, is getting some serious attention in the U.S. House of Re ...

By Mary Johnson, editor This may be difficult to believe, but consumer price index data suggests that the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 could be close to zero next year — a mere 0.5 ...