See what the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment means for your monthly check, after Medicare Part B.
Estimate my 2027 check3.6%
Announced by SSA Oct 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.
Estimate only. SSA rounds payments down to the whole dollar. Your official amount appears in your COLA notice in my Social Security (usually December).
The COLA equals the percentage increase in the average CPI-W (BLS series CWUR0000SA0) for July–September of this year over the same quarter of the last year a COLA took effect, rounded to the nearest 0.1% (SSA).
| Month | 2025 CPI-W | 2026 CPI-W |
|---|---|---|
| July | 316.349 | 327.104 |
| August | 317.306 | 328.481 |
| September | 318.139 | 330.654 |
| Q3 average | 317.265 | 328.746 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-W (CWUR0000SA0), retrieved Oct 14, 2026.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6% | 1.3% | 5.9% | 8.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
Source: Social Security Administration.