{
  "id": 17622635,
  "title": "Social Security may have to cut retirement benefits in six years. Here's how much money is at stake for beneficiaries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/social-security-may-have-to-cut-retirement-benefits-in-six-years",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-01T15:18:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/01/social-security-benefit-cuts-2032.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Social Security Administration announced on Oct. 14 that a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be applied to benefits for the upcoming year. According to Motley Fool, this 3.6% increase for 2027 represents one of the largest raises in the last 35 years, which the outlet attributes to President Donald Trump and certain policies.\n\nCNBC reports that latest projections indicate Social Security may have to cut retirement benefits in six years if Congress does not intervene. Nasdaq Markets also confirmed the 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment announcement made on Oct. 14.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Motley Fool",
        "title": "Social Security's Trump Bump-Powered 2027 COLA Is the 5th Largest in 35 Years, but It Comes at a Potentially Steep Cost",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/social-securitys-trump-bump-powered-2027-cola-is-the-5th-largest-in",
        "published": "2026-11-01T14:06:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Social Security's Trump Bump-Powered 2027 COLA Is the 5th Largest in 35 Years, but It Comes at a Potentially Steep Cost",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/social-securitys-trump-bump-powered-2027-cola-is-the-5th-largest-in-17620015",
        "published": "2026-11-01T14:26:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}