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What is the 2026 pIA formula first bend point (2026 eligibility)?
$1,286
The PIA formula first bend point (2026 eligibility) for 2026 eligibility year is $1,286. Source: SSA OACT, Primary Insurance Amount formula. Checked against that source on 2026-08-28.
Where it comes from
- Value
- $1,286
- Applies to
- 2026 eligibility year
- Jurisdiction
- United States, federal
- Primary source
- SSA OACT, Primary Insurance Amount formula
- Last checked
- August 28, 2026
- Registry id
- ssa.pia.bend-point-1.2026
Verified 2026-08-28 against the official COLA determination notice, Federal Register 2025-19763 (90 FR, 2025-11-03): the 2026 bend points are $1,286 and $7,749 ($1,285.59/$7,749.27 before rounding), 90%/32%/15% factors fixed in law. Bend points index to the AWI, so the pair is per eligibility year and needs an annual entry.
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Common questions
- What is the 2026 pIA formula first bend point (2026 eligibility)?
- The PIA formula first bend point (2026 eligibility) for 2026 eligibility year is $1,286. Source: SSA OACT, Primary Insurance Amount formula. Checked against that source on 2026-08-28.
- Where does this number come from?
- SSA OACT, Primary Insurance Amount formula. We record the primary source for every constant our models use, along with the date a person last checked the value against it — in this case 2026-08-28. A figure without a source and a date cannot be told apart from a stale one.
- Which calculations use this figure?
- One Worthune model uses it: ssa-pia. When one of them runs, the response returns this constant alongside the result, with its source, so the number in an answer can be traced back to the notice that set it.
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