{"abstract":"Under title II of the Social Security Act (Act), there will be a 3.6 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits effective December 2026. In addition, the national average wage index for 2025 is $72,800.33. The cost-of-living increase and national average wage index affect other program parameters as described below.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Social Security Administration","name":"Social Security Administration","id":470,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/social-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/470","parent_id":null,"slug":"social-security-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/10/26/2026-21796.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"91 FR 67380","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":null,"disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. SSA-2026-1024"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2026-21796","effective_on":null,"end_page":67385,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2026/10/26/2026-21796.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/26/2026-21796/cost-of-living-increase-and-other-determinations-for-2027","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2026-21796?publication_date=2026-10-26","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2026-10-26/2026-21796/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":6,"page_views":{"count":45,"last_updated":"2026-10-25 04:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-26/pdf/2026-21796.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-21796.pdf?1792759518","publication_date":"2026-10-26","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/10/26/2026-21796.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2026-10-24T05:32:00Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":67380,"subtype":null,"title":"Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2027","toc_doc":"Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2027","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":91}