Social Security Administration
Announces the annual cost-of-living adjustment each October.
Role in each timeline
- Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches
Was named in the Trump Accounts enrollment-report entry.
- Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
Administers Social Security benefits, announces annual COLAs, and has changed payment, claims, staffing, and service policies.
Entries that mention Social Security Administration
- Two data points to go: August CPI-W due September 11, the official 2027 COLA on October 14 Announcementon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- Capito and Justice introduce bill for automatic Trump Account establishment Legalon Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches
- Treasury reports 6.5 million Trump Accounts signups Reporton Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches
- Frank Bisignano, running both the IRS and Social Security, takes over the next phase Announcementon Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches
- House subcommittees hold a Social Security hearing with Bisignano Regulatoryon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- One year of Bisignano: SSA claims record service gains, 800-number waits down to 6.6 minutes Reporton Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- Collins and Hassan introduce the We Can't Wait Act of 2026 Announcementon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- 2026 COLA is 2.8%, about $56 a month; taxable maximum rises to $184,500 Announcementon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- Government shutdown pushes the 2026 COLA announcement from October 15 to October 24 Delayon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- Paper checks end September 30 under Executive Order 14247; benefits go electronic Regulatoryon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- SSA hails the One Big Beautiful Bill as ending taxes on benefits for nearly 90% of recipients, then corrects itself Announcementon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- Frank Bisignano sworn in as the 18th Commissioner of Social Security Announcementon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- SSA preserves telephone claims for SSDI, Medicare, and SSI applicants Announcementon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- SSA sets a staffing target of 50,000 employees Announcementon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- Social Security Fairness Act payments begin: WEP and GPO repeal brings retroactive checks to millions Announcementon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement
- 2025 COLA set at 2.5%, about $50 a month for the average retiree Announcementon Social Security's Next Raise: From the 2.5% COLA to the 2027 Announcement