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76 Million Americans Get a Raise Under Trump

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• Social Security Announces 3.6 Percent Benefit Increase for 2027 — Social Security Administration ↗
• Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% COLA increase in 2027 — NBC News ↗
• Social Security Administration announces 3.6% COLA for 2027 — Fox Business ↗
• Cost of living: Social Security announces 3.6% COLA for 2027 — CNBC ↗
• Social Security COLA set to rise by 3.6 percent in 2027 — The Hill ↗
• Social Security announces 3.6% COLA for 2027, the highest in 4 years — Yahoo Finance ↗
• Consumer Price Index Summary, 2026 M09 Results — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ↗
• Inflation sizzled in September, and Social Security benefits will get a boost — NPR ↗