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COLA

The annual cost-of-living adjustment applied to benefits.

The cost-of-living adjustment, announced by SSA each October from third-quarter CPI-W data, raises Social Security and SSDI benefits each January (2.8% for 2026). VA disability compensation rises by the same percentage effective December 1.

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