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Inflation Data Used to Set 2026 Social Security COLA Coming Oct. 24
The 2026 COLA announcement was postponed due to the government shutdown; nearly 75 million beneficiaries await a likely 2.7% increase, adding about $56 monthly, advocates say.
- On Oct. 24 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release September's CPI at 8:30 a.m. ET, delaying the 2026 COLA announcement, initially scheduled for Oct. 15, due to the government shutdown.
- With September CPI data missing, the government shutdown halted BLS work and postponed the Oct. 15 release, preventing the SSA from calculating the 2026 COLA.
- Using CPI-W averages for July–September, the Social Security Administration estimates a 2.7% COLA, meaning over $50 extra monthly for almost 75 million beneficiaries.
- BLS employees were ordered back to work late last week to ensure the COLA can be announced this month, and the agency said no other releases will be rescheduled so the SSA can meet statutory deadlines.
- In recent years advocates have pushed for the CPI-E to calculate COLA, while the previous 20 years average COLA was 2.6% and benefits lost 20% buying power from 2010 to 2024.
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