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SSA Set to Announce 2027 COLA Oct. 14

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The Social Security Administration is expected to announce the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment on Oct. 14, after the September inflation report supplies the final third-quarter data used in the calculation. The COLA is based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), and estimates currently range from about 3.4% to 3.6%; the final increase has not yet been determined. The adjustment is expected to raise benefits starting in January 2027 and would be larger than the 2.8% increase for 2026. The agency is also expected to release other annual figures affecting workers and beneficiaries, including the taxable earnings cap, the earnings-test limit for some people claiming benefits before full retirement age, and the earnings needed to qualify for Social Security credits.

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Several people were sentenced in cases involving financial exploitation and fraud: a Florida woman received 20 months in prison for exploiting an elderly woman, and a Montana woman was ordered to repay $82,770 after misusing her grandfather’s finances. In a separate Colorado case, a Loveland woman received six months in federal prison and was ordered to repay more than $247,000 for concealing income to fraudulently collect Social Security and housing benefits.

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Social Security’s 3.6% 2027 cost-of-living increase will raise benefits, but some retirees may still face higher taxes as benefits become taxable based on income; advocates say the adjustment may not keep pace with expenses. The payroll-tax earnings cap is also rising, while a separate debate over Social Security’s funding gap weighs proposed tax increases against their added cost to workers and employers.

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