Key Points Initial estimates for 2026's Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) are not looking favorable.There are ...

At this point, many Social Security recipients are eager to know what 2026's COLA will amount to. In 2025, benefits got a 2.5 ...

The official COLA won't be announced by the Social Security Administration until October, but it's worth paying attention to ...

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5%, a new estimate shows. But COLA could still get a boost if ...

But what would make the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment special is that it would mark the fifth consecutive year of at least a ...

California is the second most expensive state in the country (Hawaii claims the No. 1 spot). The cost of living in the Golden ...

The cost of living crisis in California has made several counties so expensive that median income falls below the low-income threshold. In these parts of California, making under $100,000 means ...

Democratic and GOP hopefuls lamented California's affordability crisis but diverged on solutions during the first bipartisan panel in the 2026 governor's race.

However, according to the MIT living wage calculator, a single adult with no children would need to earn almost double that amount — $28.72 an hour — to afford basic necessities in California.