Scott Coulter got little traction on his idea to avert the trust fund’s insolvency, accelerated by the tax-and-spending bill.

Trump's exclusion of an oft-touted Social Security proposal will be highly unpopular but is absolutely necessary.

The latest annual report from the Social Security Trustees says the program is running out of reserves faster than expected. Here's what to know.

The trust funds that the Social Security Administration relies on to pay millions of U.S. retiree benefits could be depleted by 2034, according to a government report released this week.

Social Security fund could run out in 8 years, trustees say. Is there hope? Kerry Hannon · Senior Columnist Wed, Jun 18, 2025, 6:20 PM6 min read ...

About 68 million people received monthly Social Security benefits in 2024, and Medicare provides health insurance coverage to 67.6 million people.

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.

Reserves of the Social Security program’s trust fund for older people and survivors will run out in 2033, the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees an ...

Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund is now projected to run out by 2033, three years earlier than last year’s estimate.

The trust fund Social Security relies on to help pay retirement benefits may be depleted in 2033, at which point 77% of those benefits would be payable. The program's combined trust funds, which ...