Several changes to Social Security have gone into effect this year, impacting the nearly 68 million people who receive Social ...

Veteran homelessness, mental healthcare, and whether to privatize the Department of Veterans Affairs are problems he will have to grapple with if confirmed.

Veterans will also see an increase in their VA disability compensation of 2.5%, thanks to the COLA. This increase also applies to surviving spouses of veterans receiving dependency and indemnity ...

The Social Security Administration typically announces the official COLA adjustment in October. Although inflation has fallen from it's peak of more than 9% in the summer of 2022, it's proven ...

With rising swap rates and most lenders operating on thin margins, they have little choice but to increase fixed rates. 'Any hopes of a rate war have clearly been dashed, with the government ...

That would mark the smallest increase since 2016, when it was 0.03%, Johnson said. Regardless of which forecast pans out, the COLA is still seen as being lower than the 2.5% increase for 2025.

The Social Security increase has not been sent to all recipients yet. A large group of retirees who qualify for the third round of Wednesday payments will not receive the COLA increase until next week ...

Disability benefit payments will also increase with the 2025 COLA. The average benefit for all disabled workers in 2025 will rise to $1,580 per month. Monthly benefits for disabled workers with a ...

The decision, announced on Jan. 3 by VA Secretary Denis McDonough, gives veterans who meet the requirements a full 48 months of education assistance. The policy change comes in the way of a ...

These were major contributors to rising inflation, which had already seen a 5.9% increase in 2022. The single biggest factor affecting any COLA increase is high inflation. For this reason ...

Vets discharged due to a service-connected disability will likely meet service-length requirements for a VA loan, even if they do not meet the minimum required service days for war or peacetime on ...