India, Sept. 8 -- Senior advocacy groups and policy experts predict that Social Security recipients may receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 2.7 percent in 2026. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' July inflation data served as the basis for this estimate, which was adjusted by 2.5 percent in 2025, reported CNBC.

After completing the July, August, and September inflation data, the Social Security Administration will formally release the 2026 COLA in October. By comparing the average of those three months to the same time last year, the adjustment makes use of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

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