2027 COLA: Key Social Security Deadline Looms to Get Early Look at New Benefits

2027 COLA: Key Social Security deadline looms to get early look at new benefits

Social Security benefits are increasing 3.6% in 2027. For most people, higher checks will hit accounts in January, though Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive their first cost-of-living adjustment checks in late December, due to the New Years Day holiday.

Social Security's Trump Bump-Powered 2027 COLA Is the 5th Largest in 35 Years, but It Comes at a Potentially Steep Cost

There’s no free lunch when it comes to outsize Social Security raises.

2027 Social Security COLA Is Official - Here's How Much 6 Types of Beneficiaries Will Get

Social Security's 2027 COLA will be 3.6%. Compare the six beneficiary groups, their new average monthly payments, and what the increase could mean for you.

Social Security's Trump Bump-Fueled 2027 COLA Has a Hidden Catch, and It Could Erase Some (or All) of Your Raise

Social Security’s Trump Bump-Fueled 2027 COLA Has a Hidden Catch, and It Could Erase Some (or All) of Your Raise Social Security's 3.6% raise in 2027 looks generous on paper, but a deduction that comes out before you ever see your check could quietly swallow a big chunk of it, and for some…