Social Security
Financial sustainability and other topics related to the Social Security program.
Social Security Resources
Comment / Letter
Letter to FOX News Responding to Report on Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments
Academy letter to FOX News responding to a news segment about the determination of cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security.
Topics: Social Security
Comment / Letter
Comments to FASAB on Exposure Draft of Accounting for Social Insurance
Social Security Committee comment letter to the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) responding to an Exposure Draft: Accounting for Social Insurance.
Topics: Social Security
Actuaries Advocate Raising Social Security’s Retirement Age
The Academy issued a public interest statement urging policymakers to immediately address Social Security’s long-term financial problems by raising the retirement age to reflect increasing longevity
Policy Paper
Suggested Changes to “Thinking of Retiring” Special Insert for Workers 55 or Older
Committee and Social Security Committee joint work group document addressing better ways to educate the public about retirement planning. The committees suggest changes to current Social…
Issue Brief
An Actuarial Perspective on the 2008 Social Security Trustees’ Report
al Insurance Committee annual issue brief offering an actuarial perspective on the Social Security Trustees Report.
Topics: Social Security
Issue Brief
Women and Social Security
Social Security Committee issue brief examining Social Security benefits for women.
Issue Brief
An Actuarial Perspective on the 2007 Social Security Trustees’ Report
al Insurance Committee annual issue brief offering an actuarial perspective on the Social Security Trustees Report.
Topics: Social Security
Social Security Reform Options
Social Insurance Committee monograph presenting an overview of proposed reforms to the Social Security program.
Topics: Social Security
Testimony
Congressional Testimony on Strengthening Social Security
Senior Pension Fellow testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security on the topic of protecting and strengthening Social Security.
Topics: Social Security
Election 2004: A Guide to Analyzing the Issues – The Questions Candidates Should Answer about…Social Security Reform
Social Insurance Committee 2004 election guide on “The Questions Candidates Should Answer About … Social Security Reform.”
Topics: Social Security