Social Security gets 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment for 2027

Seventy-five dollars a month, against a 3.7% inflation print that landed the same season. The raise is real. So is the thing it's chasing.

Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment in 2027, the Social Security Administration announced Wednesday, as rising prices strain older Americans’ finances. The increase will raise average monthly retirement benefits by about $75 and apply to nearly 72 million people receiving Social Security benefits beginning in January 2027. Payments for approximately 7.3 million […]

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