Dearness Allowance is an additional compensation that the central government disburses to its employees, while pensioners ...

Social Security benefits are set to rise in 2026. The SSA predicts a 2.7% COLA increase. Retirees and beneficiaries can ...

As inflation continues to challenge retirees, the call to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for Social ...

A key expense for most retirees threatens to gobble up some or all of their Social Security "raise" in the upcoming year.

Social Security benefits increase each year to keep up with rising prices. This yearly boost is called the Cost-of-Living Adjustment, or COLA. For 2026, For 2026, experts expect the COLA to increase ...

Washington’s minimum wage will rise 2.8% next year, to $17.13 an hour, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries ...

Policymakers, investors, businesses and government officials are eager for the latest look into the slowing U.S. job market. But they won’t be getting it until well after the federal ...

The shutdown of the federal government has thrown a wrench in the 2026 COLA calculations. Here is what you need to know as we ...

The COLA is calculated by determining the percentage increase (if any) between the CPI-W for the third quarter of the current ...

Washington state's minimum wage is the highest in the nation, and is set to increase by 2.8% in 2026. OLYMPIA, Wash. — The ...

Next year's COLA is likely going to come in above the most recent pay bump for retirees. With most of the data available for ...