The trustees' report illustrates the long-term problems facing the entitlement programs on which tens of millions of people rely.

A trust fund that helps to finance Social Security benefits is expected to run out of money in less than seven years — unless Congress acts to patch the system before that.

Tax cuts for seniors, a lower predicted birth rate and fewer immigrants working in the U.S. have all pushed up a predicted depletion date for an important Social Security…

The agency could see a dangerous drop in cash within the next six years.