The projection for Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for next year is getting higher, according to a new report.The Senior Citizens League on Tuesday released an update that showed its model now forecasts the 2026 COLA will be 2.7% as of July – an increase from its previous estimates of 2.5% in May and 2.6% in June.The uptick comes as inflation has trended higher in recent months. Social Security's COLA is used to adjust the amounts paid to beneficiaries to account for inflation pushing prices higher, and the COLA for 2025 was 2.5% and took effect at the start of the ye...

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