Every year, the trustees analyze the current state of Social Security and forecast the future of the program. Changes in the ...

Social Security changes slightly every year, undergoing adjustments that can significantly affect individuals receiving ...

Claims for Social Security benefits have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2025, data from the Social Security ...

As President Donald Trump and Congress fumble through his One Big Beautiful Bill on the budget for fiscal year 2025-26, they ...

Although Congress has yet to act, it is well known that Social Security's rainy-day funds will soon run dry, and revenue from ...

Social Security benefits will be depleted in 2033, according to SSA’s latest trustees report, and retirees will need extra ...

Retirement and disability funds face depletion in the next decade, with Congress urged to act to correct the looming ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This change controversially increased ...

Alas, we have the system we have for now and it’s on the ropes thanks to demographic pressures and mismanagement of the ...

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

Social Security and Medicare are facing mounting financial challenges, with both programs projected to fall short of paying ...