One of the most important pieces of Social Security retirement benefits is the annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA.

Not all states are created equal when it comes to cost of living. It's simply more expensive to live in some states than ...

The Community Costs Bonus has been brought forward from autumn to July, with some families having already received the ...

Community diners popular in 1940s Britain could be making a comeback.

Rising costs and lack of affordable housing threaten Harpswell's lobster industry, pushing younger generations away and ...

A power outage had temporarily shut off the Leinster House lights and, as luck would have it, the blackout happened just as ...

But what would make the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment special is that it would mark the fifth consecutive year of at least a 2.5% boost to payouts. The last time Social Security's COLA was 2.5% or ...

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 ...

A support scheme to help with energy bills, called the Warm Home Discount, has been extended to support more residents. It ...

The cost of living is crunching down again, as more than 30-thousand Kiwis reportedly moved abroad last year.  Are there any more changes can peo ...

St. Cloud's cost of living is 96.6% of the national average, thanks to affordable housing and lower grocery prices, though ...

Rapid development is lifting Johor’s economy, but it is also lifting everyday prices, leaving locals to shoulder what ...