Social Security Payment Adjustment Predicted to Be 2.8 Percent in 2027, Group Says

‘That would be the exact same as last year’s COLA of 2.8 percent,’ a seniors group said.Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., on Feb. 11, 2005. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images3/11/2026|Updated: 3/11/2026A seniors group said it is forecasting the cost-of-living adjustment for next year’s Social Security payments to remain steady at 2.8 percent as U.S. officials released the latest consumer inflation data on Wednesday.The Senior Citizens League on Wednesday released its forecast adjustment for 2027’s Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.