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Social Security's insolvency date is now a year earlier. Here's how it could impact your benefits.
Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll ...
Social Security’s Finances Erode Further and Could Spell Benefit Cuts
The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could ...
Social Security fund may run dry sooner than previously expected, trustees say
The Social Security fund will run dry in 2033, unless Congress combines the program’s old-age and disability funds, in which ...
The Social Security crisis is coming sooner than previously projected
The Social Security shortfall date just moved a little bit nearer. New federal projections, released on June 18, show that ...
The Social Security crisis is coming one year earlier than we thought
The Social Security shortfall date just moved a little bit nearer. New federal projections, released on June 18, show that ...
Social Security fund could run dry ahead of earlier forecast, trustees say
The annual report forecasts the date when the trust funds will run out of money, triggering sharp automatic cuts in benefits.
Social Security won’t be able to pay full benefits in 2034 if Congress doesn’t act
Social Security will not be able to fully pay monthly benefits to tens of millions of retirees and people with disabilities ...
Social Security retirement trust fund may be depleted in less than a decade: Report
Advocates for Social Security's beneficiaries said Congress should act as soon as possible to avoid a benefit shortfall.
Outlook darkens for Social Security, Medicare solvency
The long-term combined outlook of the Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Disability Insurance ...
Why there's an unexpected surge in people claiming Social Security
Social Security retirement claims tend to follow a seasonal pattern each year, and they increase over time with the aging of ...
Social Security benefits face big cuts in 2033, unless Congress acts
Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.
Social Security fund could run out in 8 years, trustees say. Is there hope?
Social Security's reserves could be depleted by 2033, according to the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees annual report released Wednesday.