Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
Social Security Administration Targets $800M in Cost Savings
By Melanie WaddellSavings thus far has been in payroll, information technology, contracts and grants, according to the acting SSA chief.
February 27, 2025
Are Social Security’s Benefit Statements Useless for Accurate Planning?The simplified forms, released in 2021, are proving to have some serious shortcomings.
February 20, 2025
What Trump’s Tax Policies Could Mean for ClientsSeveral proposals could affect planning priorities for the near and long term.
February 19, 2025
No, Social Security Is Not Rife With FraudThe notion that millions of dead people are receiving checks is "absurd, corrosive nonsense," a financial writer says.
February 13, 2025
End Taxes on Social Security? Popular, Yes, With One Big DownsideA bill revived in Congress would enact President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to cut Social Security taxes.
February 13, 2025
This Social Security Blueprint Would Raise Retirement Age for High EarnersA proposal from the Brookings Institution, intended to be bipartisan, contains ideas for both parties to dislike.
January 29, 2025
How Everyday Americans Would Fix Social SecurityA new survey explores Americans’ preferred approach to addressing the insurance program's financing gap.
January 28, 2025
Expecting a Social Security Fairness Act Benefit Boost? Watch Out for Tax Traps.Bigger Social Security checks are an exciting prospect, but they could kick people into higher income brackets.