Every year, Social Security is eligible for a COLA. When inflation remains flat, Social Security benefits remain flat. When ...

Social Security COLAs are supposed to help your checks maintain their buying power. Higher COLAs mean higher inflation. Despite COLAs, Social Security's buying power has declined over time. If you're ...

There's also another key change on the way that will affect many retirees but isn't a Social Security change per se.

TheStreet's Maurie Backman joins Broadcast Retirement Network host Jeffrey Snyder to talk about the annual increase.

The adjustment is based on the consumer price index, which measures inflation, for the third quarter of the year. It goes ...