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

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

Social Security benefits will rise 2.8% in 2026, but experts warn inflation and healthcare costs may offset the gain.

The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits is set to increase by 2.8% in January 2026. However, ...

The Senior Citizens League is predicting a 2.7 percent COLA for 2026. While this would be a slight increase from the 2.5 ...

It depends on what metric you use. The most basic overall measure of inflation is steady, or even up a little bit, depending on the time frame. But an inflation measure that excludes volatile food and ...

The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for Social Security recipients has been revealed after it was delayed by the ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' painful tax raid on businesses has pushed inflation to an 18-month high. Prices have jumped by 4.2% ...

Household living-costs price indexes review: 2024 outlines changes made as a result of the review of the household living-costs price indexes ...

Social Security's annual COLA calculations are under scrutiny from advocacy groups, with some calling for different metrics ...

The 2026 Social Security COLA will be higher than the 2.5% increase retirees received this year. However, 94% of older ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is calling back some employees to produce the Consumer Price Index for September. That data is needed to calculate the annual cost-of-living adjustment for Social ...