Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Key Takeaways Social Security is expected to pay out reduced—but not eliminated—benefits if reforms aren’t enacted.People in their 50s and older are less likely to be affected by changes;

The program isn't quite there yet, but trustees have warned repeatedly that Social Security's trust funds are running out of money. The trust fund that pays out retirement and survivor benefits is expected to be depleted in 2033, at which point ...

Eli Hager They had seen some data at the Treasury Department indicating that Social Security wasn’t keeping its death records up to date. And Elon Musk thought that this might b

Tax max abolished; Democratic voters hardest hit. Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to run dry in 2032, meaning that elected officials will need to start drawing up reform plans soon. To keep Social Security solvent will require $25 ...

A new report suggests that counting the value of employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) toward taxable wages could generate about $400 more in annual payroll taxes per worker, shrinking Social Security’s long-term funding gap by roughly 25% in 75 years.

Opponents of President Bush's Social Security plan now claim it's dead before its arrival in Congress. One supporter has written a "Requiem for Reform" and a hard-line conservative senses "the smoldering smell of a sell-out." While trustees for Medicare ...

Social Security's annual COLA calculations are under scrutiny from advocacy groups, with some calling for different metrics to be used to boost or reduce the inflation adjustments.