Income for the lower and middle classes is stagnant: Only income up to a certain amount is subject to Social Security payroll ...

The Social Security and Medicare programs face looming financial pressures, with trust fund depletions approaching unless ...

The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan advocacy group, recently estimated that 21.8 million seniors today get by on Social ...

The annual report forecasts the date when the trust funds will run out of money, triggering sharp automatic cuts in benefits. Here’s what you need to know.

The amount of money Social Security takes in from taxes — primarily a 12.4% payroll tax paid half by employers and half by workers — plus interest earned on the reserves isn’t enough to ...

The Social Security program, a cornerstone of financial support for millions of Americans, faces a looming crisis.

The bill continues tax cuts from President Trump's first stint in the White House, funds his border wall plan, and increases ...

Social Security will not be able to fully pay monthly benefits to tens of millions of retirees and people with disabilities in 2034 if lawmakers don’t act to address the program’s pending ...

The trust funds for Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in less than a decade, according to a report released Wednesday, as the programs’ trustees warned that the funds ...

Social Security’s Trust Funds Will Run Out of Money in Less Than 10 Years June 18, 2025 — 04:50 pm EDT Written by Martha C. White for Money.com -> ...

Looking solely at the trust fund that covers retirement and survivor benefits, Social Security will only be able to afford scheduled payments in full until 2033, three fiscal quarters earlier than ...

The sustainability of the U.S. Social Security system is under scrutiny as projections indicate potential funding challenges ...