Trust fund tipping point: SSA projects 2032 depletion with 78% benefits
TL;DR
The SSA's trustees report projects the Old Age and Survivors Insurance fund could be depleted in 2032, leaving about 78% of retirement benefits payable unless Congress acts; combining the disability fund could delay the shortfall and allow full payments until late-2034 at about 83%, but such a move would only be a temporary patch. The disability fund is solvent for decades, and lawmakers face pressure to enact lasting reforms before beneficiaries are affected.
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