COLA 2026 Announcement Delayed: Government Shutdown Halts Inflation Data Release
The much-awaited Social Security COLA 2026 announcement has been put on hold after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) postponed the release of the September 2025 CPI-W (Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) data. This delay comes amid the ongoing government shutdown, which has affected several federal operations and economic … Read more