More: Social Security faces insolvency in 2032, when it would pay only 78% of benefits

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.

The Social Security Administration has released a report with new projections as to when the trust funds that help pay benefits may be depleted.

The report offers a fresh look at the finances of a program that provides benefits to more than 70 million Americans.

If Congress doesn't act to address the long anticipated shortfall, millions of Americans would receive a sharp cut in retirement benefits.

Trustees now project the retirement fund will be depleted in 2032 and the combined system in 2034, putting pressure on the 2026 Senate class to act.

The program faces mounting pressure as an aging US population leaves fewer active workers to support a growing number of retirees through payroll taxes

Social Security trust to dry up in 2032, trustees predict. Voters are demanding candidates detail how they'll stop future benefit cuts, polls show.

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The 2026 Social Security Trustees Report projects the OASI Trust Fund will deplete by late 2032, reducing benefits to 78% and raising retirement planning

Social Security trust fund faces 2032 depletion, leaving only 78% of benefits payable without congressional action.

More: Social Security faces insolvency in 2032, when it would pay only 78% of benefits

What makes this year’s warning especially troubling is that the deterioration isn’t driven by a temporary downturn but by deeper demographic and policy changes

A new report says that Social Security will be insolvent by 2032. Here are four ways recipients should respond now.

Social Security crisis 2032 is no longer a distant warning. Current projections show the trust fund could face depletion by 2032, triggering a potential 22% benefit cut. For…

More: Social Security faces insolvency in 2032, when it would pay only 78% of benefits

What makes this year’s warning especially troubling is that the deterioration isn’t driven by a temporary downturn but by deeper demographic and policy changes

A fund that pays out retirement social security is expected to face depletion sooner than previously anticipated.

"Senators elected this fall will be in office when the trust fund hits insolvency"