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How Social Security COLA Is Calculated: The CPI-W Formula

September 12, 2026September 11, 2026 by Bruno
How Social Security COLA Is Calculated: The CPI-W Formula

How SSA turns the CPI-W into next year’s Social Security raise: the Q3 formula, the no-cut rule, and when the number lands.

Categories Inflation, Market Education Tags cost of living adjustment, cpi-w, how cola is calculated, investing basics, retirement income, social security cola

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