Social Security Checks Rise 3.6% in 2027: A Guide to the Raise, the Deadline and What Is Still Unknown
Social Security benefits will rise by 3.6% in 2027 under the annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, announced by the Social Security Administration on October 14, 2026. This guide explains what that raise means, because the announcement itself is not new today, and two practical questions are still current: a November deadline for seeing your personal…