Social Security Recipients Could Get A Nearly 4% Cost-Of-Living Adjustment, Forecasters Say

CBS Bay Area

May 13, 2026

Social Security recipients could receive a 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of nearly 4%, driven by inflation climbing at its fastest pace in almost three years.

Seniors and others who receive Social Security benefits could see a COLA of 3.9% next year, according to a new estimate from the Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group for older Americans.

"This is up quite a bit from earlier in the year, when our projection generally sat between 2% and 3%," Alex Moore, the statistician for the Senior Citizens League, told CBS News in an email.

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