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The latest projection from The Senior Citizens League puts next year\u2019s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) at 2.8% \u2014 exactly the same as the bump you got in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneytalksnews.com\/ugly-truths-about-your-social-security-cola-and-what-to-do-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firma V \/ Shutterstock.com Gasoline prices ripped 21.2% higher in March. Overall inflation jumped to 3.3% \u2014 the worst annual reading since April 2024, driven largely by the Iran conflict. So your 2027 Social Security raise must be heading higher too, right? Wrong. The latest projection from The Senior Citizens League puts next year\u2019s cost-of-living [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-35539","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-save-money"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>4 Ugly Truths About Your 2027 Social Security COLA \u2014 and What to Do Right Now | Inda Funds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Firma V \/ Shutterstock.comGasoline prices ripped 21.2% higher in March. 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