Social Security COLA 2026: When will the increase be announced? How much could it be? | NYGazet

There are some 72.5 million Social Security recipients in the U.S. – 69 million traditional Social Security beneficiaries and another 7.5 million Supplemental Security Income or a combination of the both.

Social Security recipients typically learn the next year’s cost of living adjustment, or COLA, in mid-October. The ongoing government shutdown could delay that announcement, however. There are two scenarios facing Social Security and Supplemental Sec... [2463 chars]