Established in 1992, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) is one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan seniors groups. We are here to ensure that you receive the benefits you earned and to help you in any way we can!

How Does TSCL Project the Social Security COLA? Q:  I would like to know how, at this point, you project a Social Security COLA at 6.1%. Inflation would have to continue on an upward path through September for that to ...

Could the Social Security COLA Be More Fairly Adjusted to Provide a Fixed Annual Dollar Amount? Q:  Could the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment be more fairly adjusted to provide a fixed annual dollar a ...

My Congressman Wants A More Accurate Measure Of Inflation For COLAs.  How Would That Affect My Social Security Benefits? Q:  I received a mailing from my Representative stating that he supports a plan to save Social S ...

Would a Higher Cost-of-Living-Adjustment in Social Security Make Me Ineligible for Medicaid? Q:  I recently read that if retirees got higher cost-of-living-adjustments some low-income people would lose eligibility for ...

TSCL Mounts Nationwide Effort Fighting COLA Cuts A major move is underway to reduce government spending on Social Security by cutting the growth rate in annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs).  What would it cost y ...

Pending budget decisions over dwindling government funds will likely once again trigger a high-stakes battle over how to reduce the nation’s debt. A proposal that would reduce the rate of growth in annual Social Security ...

What Is Tracked In Determining The COLA? Q: In determining the COLA what items does the government track for price changes? Why does the COLA grow so much more slowly than my costs? A: It’s not what the government ...

Is Social Security A Ponzi Scheme? How Much In Social Security Income Can I Expect To Get? Q: I’ve been hearing a lot recently that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. Just how much in Social Security benefits can I ex ...