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Your benefit at different COLA levels, run live

Two inputs. Test your own benefit against the Senior Citizens League’s 3.6 percent forecast, the actual 2026 COLA of 2.8 percent, or any percentage you want, and swap in the real figure once SSA announces it on October 14.

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Your benefit at different COLA levels, run livelive

Two inputs. Test your own benefit against the Senior Citizens League’s 3.6 percent forecast, the actual 2026 COLA of 2.8 percent, or any percentage you want, and swap in the real figure once SSA announces it on October 14.

Illustrative estimates, updated as you change the inputs. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.