Social Security retirees received a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). COLAs are periodic raises that are intended to help ensure benefits don’t lose buying power. Since the price of goods and services goes up over time,

Seniors who get a large chunk of their retirement income from Social Security often find themselves asking a key question at several points during the year: "What will my next raise look like?" For many older Americans,

The agency that collects the data used to determine the cost-of-living-adjustment has had to pull back on how much data it uses.