Social Security
Financial sustainability and other topics related to the Social Security program.
According to the Social Security trustees, Social Security’s combined trust fund reserves are projected to become depleted in 2034, potentially leading to a forced 20+ percent cut in payable benefits unless legislative changes are adopted to prevent it. What might those changes look like? How would you address the solvency issue?
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Social Security Resources
Policy Paper
Evolving Family Structures and Social Security
The Social Security Committee released a policy paper, Evolving Family Structures and Social Security. This paper examines Social Security’s benefits design and how it has not kept pace with the…
Comment / Letter
Comments to Senate Committee on Finance on Social Security Solvency
The Social Security Committee submitted comments to the Senate Committee on Finance in response to their request for comments on establishing a nonpartisan commission to develop recommendations for…
Infographic
Highlights from the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report
The Social Security Committee released highlights from the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report, a one-page illustration focusing on key themes from the report including financials, people and the…
Alert
Annual Medicare and Social Security Trustees’ Reports Released
On June 9, the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees issued their annual reports on the financial status of the Medicare and Social Security programs. Both reports show that the outlook…Date Published: 06/11/2026
Infographic
Sooner Rather Than Later: Policy Options Shrinking for the 2034 Social Security Shortfall
The Academy’s Social Security Committee has released an infographic based on the issue brief, Reforming Social Security Sooner Rather Than Later, as projections about the Social Security’s…
Topics: Social Security
Issue Brief
Updated Issue Brief – Reforming Social Security Sooner Rather Than Later
This 2026 revision of a 2023 issue brief includes updated projections of the Social Security’s combined trust fund reserves which are projected be depleted around 2034. At that time, its income…
Policy Paper
An Actuarial Perspective on the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report
The Social Security Committee released a policy paper, An Actuarial Perspective on the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report. This detailed paper provides perspective on the latest detailed annual…
Issue Brief
The Relationship Between Social Security and Federal Government Deficits and Debt
A new issue brief, The Relationship Between Social Security and Federal Government Deficits and Debt, from the Academy’s Social Security Committee brings clarity to the confusion around the…
Policy Paper
Public Sector Workers Not Covered by Social Security
A new policy paper, Public Sector Workers Not Covered by Social Security: Implications for Their Retirement Security, examines how public sector entities seeking exemption from Social Security must…
Topics: Retirement
Policy Paper