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Social Security's Downgraded COLA Forecast for 2027 Could Have an Unexpected Upside

A smaller raise could have a silver lining.

Social Security's Downgraded COLA Forecast for 2027 Could Have an Unexpected Upside

Published July 31, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

If you're on Social Security, you may be itching to know what your 2027 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will amount to, and you may be reading the news looking for clues.

If you saw the latest update from independent Social Security analyst Mary Johnson, you may have been bummed, to say the least. That's because Johnson, a trusted name in the world of Social Security, recently downgraded her 2027 COLA forecast quite substantially.

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