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Social Security COLA explained: How 3 months of inflation data determine your annual raise, and what it means for your check

Social Security COLA 2027: Retirees are just one day away from finding out what their next check will look like. Tomorrow, October 14, the Social Security Administration will announce the official cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2027. Until that announcement drops, everyone is watching one final piece of the economic puzzle, that is, September inflation.