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

SC Garg, the secretary of ministry of statistics and programme implementation, made a significant announcement during a recent interview in a daily newspaper. He said that the Government was ready to ...

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While we won't know the exact percentage until Friday, Oct. 24, an advocacy group for seniors has set its final prediction ...

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

A TSCL study from 2025 shows 73% of older Americans rely on Social Security for more than half their income. About 29% depend entirely on Social Security benefits to get by. On average, a senior lives ...

This has been a unique year, with Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal delayed by nine days due to the ...

Key CPI-W data needed to calculate the 2026 COLA will now be announced on Oct. 24. The purchasing power of Social Security benefits has decreased over the years. The government shutdown has affected ...

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The average senior who retired in 1999 has lost nearly $5,000 in Social Security payments as a result of the CPI-W.

NEWS Consumer Reporter Steve Staeger dives a little deeper on what the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) report means.