2027 Social Security COLA
2027 Social Security COLA: not announced yet.
The Social Security Administration has not announced the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment. It is set in October from the September consumer price index, and any figure quoted before then is a projection, not the adjustment.
This page will carry the 2027 figures, with the document they were read from, once they are published.
Latest available: 2026
Until then, the newest Social Security COLA figures on record here are for 2026. See the full 2026 page, with the passage each figure was read from.
Cost-of-living increase2.8%
Retirement earnings test exempt amount below NRA$2,040
Retirement earnings test exempt amount in the year of NRA$5,430
Substantial gainful activity amount for the non-blind$1,690
Substantial gainful activity amount for the statutorily blind$2,830
Effective 2026-01-01Source: Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2026 (SSA)Verified 2026-09-03