Proposed Provision: A6. Starting December 2026, compute the COLA using the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E). We estimate this new computation will increase the annual COLA by about 0.2 percentage point, on average.

OASDI Cost Rates and Income Rates
(as a percentage of taxable payroll)

  Income Rates Cost Rates
Year Current Law Provision Current Law Provision
202413.013.014.714.7
202512.912.915.015.0
202613.113.115.215.2
202713.113.115.415.4
202813.113.115.415.5
202913.213.215.515.6
203013.213.215.515.6
203113.213.215.615.7
203213.213.215.615.8
203313.313.315.715.9
203413.313.315.816.0
203513.313.315.916.1
203613.313.316.016.3
203713.313.316.116.4
203813.313.316.216.5
203913.313.316.316.6
204013.313.316.316.7
204113.313.416.416.8
204213.313.416.416.8
204313.313.416.516.9
204413.313.416.516.9
204513.313.416.617.0
204613.313.416.617.0
204713.413.416.617.1
204813.413.416.717.1
204913.413.416.717.2
205013.413.416.817.2
205113.413.416.817.3
205213.413.416.917.4
205313.413.416.917.4
205413.413.417.017.5
205513.413.417.117.6
205613.413.417.217.7
205713.413.417.217.8
205813.413.417.317.9
205913.413.517.418.0
206013.413.517.518.0
206113.413.517.618.1
206213.413.517.718.2
206313.413.517.718.3
206413.413.517.818.3
206513.513.517.918.4
206613.513.517.918.5
206713.513.518.018.5
206813.513.518.018.6
206913.513.518.118.7
207013.513.518.218.8
207113.513.518.318.8
207213.513.518.318.9
207313.513.518.419.0
207413.513.518.419.0
207513.513.518.519.1
207613.513.518.519.1
207713.513.518.619.2
207813.513.618.619.2
207913.513.618.619.2
208013.513.618.619.2
208113.513.618.619.2
208213.513.618.619.2
208313.513.618.519.2
208413.513.618.519.1
208513.513.518.519.1
208613.513.518.419.0
208713.513.518.419.0
208813.513.518.318.9
208913.513.518.218.9
209013.513.518.218.8
209113.513.518.118.8
209213.513.518.118.7
209313.513.518.118.7
209413.513.518.118.7
209513.513.518.118.7
209613.513.518.118.7
209713.513.518.118.7
209813.513.518.118.7
209913.513.518.218.8
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