Social Security COLA
Matters involving Social Security COLA in the outlets we track, each followed as an arc, with who covered it.
15 linked stories in all years we hold
The earliest story we hold is from Oct 12, 2021.
Stories involving Social Security COLA0 named stories in 2026
No named arcs in 2026 yet.
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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2026
Jul 13, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026
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Week of Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026: 2 left, 2 center, 1 right, 1% of the sources that published that week · 5 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 2% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | under 1% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | under 1% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 3% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 159 | 16% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
41 left · 70 center · 23 right: 134 sources on the spectrum, across 15 linked stories.
Everything else8 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Social Security COLA that are not part of any story yet
- Oct 12– 18Social Security benefits increase will hit 3.6% in 2027124 articles · 61 sources18 left, 30 center, 11 right
- Aug 25– 26How much is the 2027 Social Security COLA going to be? Announcement date set5 articles · 5 sources3 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Jul 14– 15New Social Security COLA projections released for 2027 adjustment20 articles · 9 sources2 left, 5 center, 2 right
Stories that name Social Security COLA
- Sep 8– 14Is your Social Security check going up in 2027? See the latest COLA estimates21 articles · 9 sources1 left, 8 center, 0 right
- Jul 23Could a flat-rate COLA help fix Social Security?11 articles · 4 sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
Local coverage
- Oct 19There are 2 major problems with new Social Security COLA, experts warn5 articles · 5 sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Oct 15– 16Alabama AARP: COLA helps, but older Americans need more than an adjustment2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 0 center, 2 right