If you receive Social Security, one number may have a surprisingly large effect on your 2027 household budget: the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. Early estimates for the 2027 Social Security COLA are currently landing around 3.7% to 3.8% in several forecasts. That would be noticeably larger than the 2.8% increase applied for 2026. But the … Read more
The next year Social Security adjustment is attracting attention because early forecasts point to a larger increase in 2027 than beneficiaries received in 2026. One widely followed estimate currently projects a 3.8% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. That number is not final. The Social Security Administration will calculate the official adjustment after inflation figures for July, … Read more
Supplemental Security Income recipients may notice something unusual on the 2026 payment calendar: an SSI payment is scheduled for Friday, July 31, but no SSI payment appears during August. This does not mean the August benefit was canceled. It also does not mean recipients are receiving an extra payment in July. The July 31 deposit … Read more
If you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you may notice something unusual in August 2026: there is no SSI payment deposited during the month. This can be alarming if you are expecting your regular monthly benefit. However, in most cases, it does not mean your payment was missed, reduced, or stopped. Instead, it happens because … Read more