text: Social Security Gets 2.7 Percent Boost Social Security benefits for more than 47 million Americans will increase 2.7 percent next year, the government announced today. But higher Medicare premiums will take 
inputs: Social Security Gets 2.7 Percent Boost Social Security benefits for more than 47 million Americans will increase 2.7 percent next year, the government announced today. But higher Medicare premiums will take 