社会保障管理局(SSA)周三表示,从1月份开始,超过7000万人的社会保障福利将增加3.6%。
2027年的生活费用调整,即可乐,明显高于上一年涨价占2.8%。
社会保障福利的年度增长旨在保持支付与通货膨胀的同步汹涌伊朗战争爆发后的春天。
SSA表示,2027年社会保障支出的增加相当于每个受助人每月平均增加约75美元。
周三的声明是在9月份通胀数据公布后发布的表现价格上涨已攀升至四个月来的最高水平,这在很大程度上是由于汽油价格飙升。新的读数标志着SSA计算2027年可乐所需的最后一项数据。
“社会保障将为7600万美国人实施这一生活成本调整,给他们更大的财务稳定性,”专员弗兰克·比西纳诺在一份报告中说声明.
该机构还将提高社会保障税的最高收入额,将应税收入限额从184,500美元提高到192,300美元。
该机构表示,从11月下旬开始,领取者可以通过社会保障部门检查他们的在线账户,以获得新福利金额的通知。通知将于12月初通过邮件发送给收件人。
Social Security Administration says cost-of-living adjustment will rise 3.6% in 2027
Social Security benefits will increase 3.6% beginning in January for more than 70 million recipients, the Social Security Administration (SSA) said on Wednesday.
The cost-of-living adjustment for 2027, known as COLA, came in markedly higher than the prior year'shikeof 2.8%.
The annual uptick in Social Security benefits aims to keep payments on pace with inflation, whichsurgedin the spring after the outbreak of the Iran war.
The rise in Social Security payments for 2027 amounts to an average increase of about $75 a month for each recipient, the SSA said.
The announcement on Wednesday came after inflation data for Septembershowedprice hikes had climbed to a four-month high due in large part to a surge in gasoline costs. The fresh reading marked the final piece of data necessary for SSA to calculate COLA for 2027.
“Social Security will implement this cost-of-living adjustment for 76 million Americans, giving them greater financial stability,” Commissioner Frank Bisignano said in astatement.
The agency will also hike the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax, elevating the taxable income limit from $184,500 to $192,300.
Recipients can check their online accounts with Social Security for notifications of their new benefit amount beginning in late November, the agency said. Notices will be sent to recipients by mail starting in early December.





