Social Security cost-of-living adjustment

Social Security's projected 2027 raise of up to 3.6% repays inflation retirees already paid

AARP and the Senior Citizens League project a 2027 Social Security raise of 3.5% to 3.6%, the largest since 2023, with diesel above $6.50 among the drivers. It repays prices already recorded through September, and how far it stretches in 2027 turns on tariffs and chips as much as fuel.