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Social Security’s 3.6% Raise for 2027: What Changes and When It Arrives

About 76 million Americans will see higher payments under the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment, the largest in four years. Notices start arriving online in late November, and SSI recipients get the first increased checks on December 31.

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