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2026 Press Releases
TSCL Predicts 2027 COLA Climb to 3.9 Percent as Seniors Continue to Feel Financial Strain
For Immediate Release – May 12, 2026 Based on the latest CPI data, released this morning, TSCL predicts that Social Security’s 2027 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) will be 3.9%, or 1.1 percentage points higher than this year’s COLA of 2.8%. The average benefits check for retired workers would increase
TSCL Predicts Social Security COLA at 2.8% As New Proposal Would Cap Benefits at $50,000 per Person
For Immediate Release – April 10, 2026 TSCL Predicts Social Security COLA at 2.8% As New Proposal Would Cap Benefits at $50,000 per Person For Immediate Release – April 10, 2026 TSCL Predicts Social Security COLA at 2.8% As New Proposal Would Cap Benefits at $50,000 per Person Based on
Social Security Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight as TSCL Predicts 2027 COLA at 2.8%
For Immediate Release: March 11, 2026 Social Security’s trust fund is set to deplete a year earlier than previously estimated, in 2032, not in 2033, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Unless Congress passes Social Security reform before this deadline, it will trigger a 24 percent automatic benefits
COLA Predicted at Just 2.8 Percent While Millions of Seniors Forgo Medical Services Due to Cost
Based on current inflation and economic data, TSCL predicts the 2027 Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) will be 2.8% percent. That’s 0.3 percentage points higher than last month’s prediction of 2.5 percent. It’s the same percentage as the 2026 COLA. If the 2027 COLA really comes in at
The Average Retiree’s Social Security Just Eclipsed $2,000, as TSCL Predicts 2027 COLA at 2.5%.
Social Security retirement benefits averaged $1,960.18 in November 2025, the last month with data available. TSCL estimates the COLA’s average increase for retirees at $54.89.
