COLA Archives - Page 8 of 22 - The Seniors Trust

Seniors will continue to lose buying power if nothing is done to change the way the Social Security cost of living adjustment is calculated.

How Social Security COLAs Came to Be

The Social Security Administration can adjust benefits for inflation. Let’s look into how the annual cost-of-living adjustment started.

Social Security benefits don’t come close to covering seniors’ expenses. See what needs to be done to help struggling retirees.

Using a shopping list can help you save money at the grocery. That’s just one way seniors can cope with the predicted low COLA.

Times change. It’s been almost 50 years since the Social Security COLA was set. Retirees need the agency to adopt a new formula.

Seniors have steadily been losing buying power. See what needs to happen to better help them keep up with inflation.

Lawmakers need to address Social Security this session and finally enact a bill that will help seniors and shore up this vital program.