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This Is the Maximum Social Security Benefit Increase You Could See With a 3.8% 2027 COLA

It might not be as much as you were expecting.

This Is the Maximum Social Security Benefit Increase You Could See With a 3.8% 2027 COLA

Published July 2, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Every Social Security beneficiary will get a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year, but yours will likely look a lot different from your neighbors'. That's because COLAs are percentages, so your actual increase depends on the size of your checks today.

Unsurprisingly, those with the largest Social Security checks will also receive the largest benefit boosts. What's unexpected is how little they'll likely get.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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