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Renewed Middle East Fighting and U.S. Naval Blockade Send Oil Prices Higher and Raise Odds of Bigger 2027 Social Security COLA

Rising oil costs are likely to lift measured inflation in the July–September CPI‑W window that determines next year’s Social Security increase.

May 2026 Benefit Dates Set: SSI on May 1, Social Security on May 13, 20 and 27