{
  "id": 9979486,
  "title": "Social Security's Trump Bump-Led 2027 COLA Is on Pace to Do Something That Hasn't Been Witnessed Since the 1990s",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/social-securitys-trump-bump-led-2027-cola-is-on-pace-to-do-something-9979486",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-26T10:36:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/retirement/2026/09/26/social-security-trump-bump-led-2027-cola-on-pace-to-do-something-hasnt-been-witnessed-since-1990s/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Social Security beneficiaries can look forward to a potentially groundbreaking 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). On October 14, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the September inflation report, providing the final piece to determine the COLA. The COLA is a near-annual raise given to beneficiaries to offset inflation. If the price of goods and services increases by 3% from one year to the next, Social Security payouts must rise by the same amount to maintain buying power.\n\nLast year's COLA featured a \"Trump bump,\" marking the second consecutive year beneficiaries saw their payments increase due to the president's influence. This year's COLA is expected to be even more significant, being the first increase since the 1990s. However, while larger checks are welcomed, they also pose potential challenges for the leading retirement program.",
  "summary": "A history-making moment appears to be on the way in 2027, courtesy of President Trump.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Social Security's Trump Bump-Led 2027 COLA Is on Pace to Do Something That Hasn't Been Witnessed Since the 1990s",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/social-securitys-trump-bump-led-2027-cola-is-on-pace-to-do-something",
        "published": "2026-09-26T10:56:01.000Z"
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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."
}