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What You Need to Know About the Chained CPI

Here's how the budget proposal now being considered by Congress and the president could cut the value of your Social Security benefits

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Most everyone has heard of the Consumer Price Index, or CPI. It's used to make the annual cost-of-living adjustments in Social Security and other federal programs that help millions of seniors keep up with inflation. But do you know about the chained CPI?
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