📋 Shutdown May Postpone 2026 Cost of Living Announcement (AARP Article)
FROM THE ARTICLE.
Lengthy stoppage would delay release of inflation data that’s key to calculating the Social Security benefit boost.
By Andy Markowitz and Deirdre Shesgreen, AARP. Published October 01, 2025.
The government shutdown that began Oct. 1 will not prevent Social Security recipients from getting their monthly payments, but it might keep them in suspense about how much those payments will increase next year.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) was set to announce the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 on Oct. 15, when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is slated to release its report on September inflation.
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