Social Security benefits received a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025, but for many retirees, this is not enough ...

The Congressional Budget Office last month released Pell Grant program projections, which now estimate a $2.7 billion funding shortfall later this year.

The share of households facing a retirement shortfall is consistent ... Sustainable replacement rate is the percentage of preretirement income that can be replaced by income sources in retirement.

Unless lawmakers find ways to address the program's pending financial shortfall, benefit cuts are a distinct possibility that could leave you with even less replacement income. But let's be ...

To do this, we use the median percentage income shortfall relative to the poverty threshold. ‘Median’ means that half of those living in poverty have an income shortfall smaller than the median, and ...

As a general rule, you'll need at least $15 to $20 in savings to cover each dollar of the annual shortfall between your income and your expenses. So for example if your projected retirement ...

New projections for the federal Pell Grant program now estimate a $2.7 billion funding shortfall later this ... a type of aid available to low-income families. "If program funding is not shored ...