For workers earning around $25,000 a year, Social Security is not a bonus, it is the backbone of retirement income.

Pop quiz: How much money do you expect to collect when you start receiving Social Security retirement benefits? If you're like the vast majority of people, you don't know that number off the top of ...

To keep pace with rising prices, Social Security applies an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that takes effect in January each year. The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonprofit organization ...

The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) has operated since 1994. This nonprofit organization advocates for seniors in the U.S. TSCL raises public awareness about issues impacting seniors and lobbies on ...

The Social Security Administration will announce next year's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on Oct. 15. Based on recent inflation data, that COLA is estimated at 2.7%. If the cost of Medicare Part B ...

The Senior Citizens League's COLA estimate released last week held steady from August. Next year's Social Security benefit increase might not be enough for many retirees. The Social Security ...

There's a reason Social Security benefits are eligible for an automatic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) every year. Without those boosts, Social Security benefits would easily fall behind inflation, ...