{"_note":"2027 Social Security COLA page data (build-cola.py -> site/social-security-cola-2027.html). Fill partB when CMS announces the 2027 Part B premium (usually November); set partB.status to 'announced'.",
"year":2027,"pct":3.6,"prevPct":2.8,"announced":"2026-10-14","effective":"January 2027","ssiDate":"December 31, 2026",
"beneficiaries":"nearly 72 million","ssiRecipients":"about 7.3 million","avgIncrease":75,
"src":[["SSA fact sheet: 2027 Social Security changes","https://www.ssa.gov/news/en/cola/factsheets/2027.html"],["SSA COLA page","https://www.ssa.gov/cola/"],["SSA blog, Oct 14, 2026","https://www.ssa.gov/blog/en/posts/2026-10-14.html"]],
"averages":[["All retired workers",2095,2170],["Aged couple, both receiving benefits",3238,3355],["Widowed mother and two children",3932,4074],["Aged widow(er) alone",1936,2005],["Disabled worker, spouse and one or more children",2970,3077],["All disabled workers",1642,1701]],
"other":[["Taxable maximum (Social Security tax stops here)","$184,500","$192,300"],["Quarter of coverage (earnings for one credit)","$1,890","$1,970"],["Earnings test, under full retirement age ($1 withheld per $2 over)","$24,480/yr ($2,040/mo)","$25,560/yr ($2,130/mo)"],["Earnings test, year you reach full retirement age ($1 per $3 over)","$65,160/yr ($5,430/mo)","$67,920/yr ($5,660/mo)"],["Maximum benefit, worker retiring at full retirement age","$4,152/mo","$4,188/mo"],["SSI federal payment, individual","$994/mo","$1,029/mo"],["SSI federal payment, couple","$1,491/mo","$1,544/mo"],["Substantial gainful activity, non-blind","$1,690/mo","$1,770/mo"],["Substantial gainful activity, blind","$2,830/mo","$2,950/mo"],["Trial work period month","$1,210/mo","$1,270/mo"],["SSI student exclusion, monthly / annual","$2,410 / $9,730","$2,500 / $10,080"],["Employee tax rate (Social Security 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)","7.65%","7.65%"]],
"partB":{"status":"projected","y2026":202.90,"y2027":209.50,"ded2026":283,"ded2027":292,"note":"CMS has not announced the 2027 Part B premium yet; the figure here is the 2026 Medicare Trustees Report projection. CMS usually publishes the number in November, and the premium is deducted from your Social Security check.","src":["2026 Medicare Trustees Report projection","https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/trustees-report"]},
"partD":[["Annual out-of-pocket cap on covered drugs","$2,100","$2,400"],["Standard Part D deductible","$615","$700"]],
"notices":"COLA notices appear online in late November in the my Social Security Message Center (create the account by November 18 to see it online); mailed notices go out in December.",
"history":[[1975,8.0],[1976,6.4],[1977,5.9],[1978,6.5],[1979,9.9],[1980,14.3],[1981,11.2],[1982,7.4],[1984,3.5],[1985,3.5],[1986,3.1],[1987,1.3],[1988,4.2],[1989,4.0],[1990,4.7],[1991,5.4],[1992,3.7],[1993,3.0],[1994,2.6],[1995,2.8],[1996,2.6],[1997,2.9],[1998,2.1],[1999,1.3],[2000,2.5],[2001,3.5],[2002,2.6],[2003,1.4],[2004,2.1],[2005,2.7],[2006,4.1],[2007,3.3],[2008,2.3],[2009,5.8],[2010,0.0],[2011,0.0],[2012,3.6],[2013,1.7],[2014,1.5],[2015,1.7],[2016,0.0],[2017,0.3],[2018,2.0],[2019,2.8],[2020,1.6],[2021,1.3],[2022,5.9],[2023,8.7],[2024,3.2],[2025,2.5],[2026,2.8],[2027,3.6]]}