Uh Oh: Retirees Might Have to Wait Longer Than Expected to Find Out What Their 2026 Social Security COLA Will Be

Many retirees have Oct. 15 circled on their calendars. What's so special about that date? Two important things happen.First, the official calendar of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) includes the scheduled release of Consumer Price Index data on Oct. 15. Second, the Social Security Administration (SSA) uses one of the numbers in that BLS report to finalize next year's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), and it typically announces the amount of the increase that same morning. That's how the process would normally work, but maybe not this time. Retirees might have to wait longer than expected to find out their 2026 Social Security COLA.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool