Social Security benefits will arguably lose buying power next year because the 2.5% COLA understates inflation.

A bipartisan bill called the Social Security Fairness Act has the approval necessary to reverse two provisions lowering benefits.

The House is expected to try to pass a Social Security-related bill this week to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions, despite a surprise move by hard-right Freedom Caucus leaders to derail the effort.

Meanwhile, you may want to know exactly when to expect your 2.5% Social Security COLA to hit your bank account. Here's what the timing of that raise should look like. When your So

Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves' bill would eliminate the Social Security penalty for 2.8 million government retirees, including 90,000 in Louisiana.