Social Security recipients may get bigger benefit boost in 2027

Social Security COLA for 2027 may be 3.5% to 3.6%, new estimates show — the highest in 3 years

Social Security beneficiaries may receive a 3.5% to 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment for 2027, potentially the highest increase in three years, according to updated government inflation estimates.

Social Security recipients may get bigger benefit boost in 2027

Social Security COLA 2027 projections range from 3.4% to 3.6% based on recent CPI-W inflation data, exceeding the 2.8% increase beneficiaries received for 2026.

Social Security Expected to See Bigger Benefit Boost in 2027

Washington wants seniors to treat a larger check like a gift. It is not. A bigger 2027 cost-of-living adjustment means