The announcement of Social Security's annual inflation adjustment to benefits has been delayed due to the government shutdown, but the agency responsible for handling the benefit increase has set a ...

A government shutdown delayed the announcement, which was originally scheduled for October 15. The latest estimate projects a 2.8% increase, which would add about $52 to the average monthly benefit.

Journalist Jo Ling Kent joined CBS News in July 2023 as the senior business and technology correspondent for CBS News. Kent has more than 15 years of experience covering the intersection of technology ...

The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announcement has been delayed to the ongoing government shutdown. However, the official announcement is scheduled to take place in the next ...

Experts warn Roblox has a predator problem, amid reports Australian children are being exposed to a range of disturbing experiences on the platform. As the teen social media age ban approaches, the ...

If not for the government shutdown, Social Security beneficiaries would have discovered the extent of the COLA hike for 2026 when new inflation data was released Oct. 15. In 2025, Social Security and ...

We're a few days away from an official Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announcement. Based on recent inflation data, it's possible that 2026's COLA will be larger than 2025's. That's ...

Some furloughed government workers will return to work to produce a key inflation report for September, allowing for the calculation of Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 Despite the ...

Kentucky is suing Roblox for allegedly allowing child predators to run rampant on its platform and exposing children to heinous material — including simulators of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s ...

Every year the Social Security Administration calculates how inflation affects the cost of living and then adjusts benefits for the near 74 million Americans depending on those benefits to survive.

The Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) announcement for Social Security benefits could be delayed if the government shutdown continues. The Social Security Administration (SSA) bases its annual COLA on ...

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has sued Roblox, arguing the online gaming platform lacks adequate security and has exposed kids to child predators. Roblox pushed back in a statement, ...