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Social Security COLA for 2027 may jump to 4.7%, one estimate finds. This chart shows prices driving the increase
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- Consumer prices rose in May, pushing the annual inflation rate to its highest level in three years, according to new government data.
- That points to a 4.7% Social Security COLA for 2027, according to a new estimate from Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst.
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Consumer prices rose in May, pushing the annual inflation rate to its highest level in three years, according to new government data.
That points to a 4.7% Social Security COLA for 2027, according to a new estimate from Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst. Last month, Johnson had forecast a 4.2% COLA for next year.
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