Social Security

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Highlights from the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released Highlights from the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report, a one-page illustration detailing the latest annual report on the current and projected financial…

Alert

Annual Medicare and Social Security Trustees’ Reports Released

The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees’ reports on the financial status of the programs were released on June 18. An Academy alert, available to members, covers the reports’…

Issue Brief

Social Security and The Financially Disadvantaged

While Social Security has been instrumental in reducing poverty among older Americans, approximately 9% of retirees still remain in poverty and rely on Social Security for most or all their income….

Policy Paper

Issue Paper—Immigration and Social Security

The Social Security Committee has released a public policy issue paper, Immigration and Social Security. Immigration is a crucial component to the trajectory of the financial condition of the…

Issue Brief

An Actuarial Perspective on the 2024 Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief, An Actuarial Perspective on the 2024 Social Security Trustees Report. This detailed brief provides perspective on the latest detailed annual…

Policy Paper

Committee Releases One-pager on 2024 Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security Committee released Highlights from the 2024 Social Security Trustees Report, a one-page illustration detailing the latest annual report on the current and projected financial…

Issue Brief

Updated Issue Brief Examines Individual Equity and Social Adequacy in Social Security Reforms

The Social Security Committee released an updated monograph and issue brief on individual equity and social adequacy as those principles apply to Social Security reform options. The monograph and…

Policy Paper

Committee Releases Issue Paper on Social Security and Financially Disadvantaged Groups

The Social Security Committee released an issue paper, Social Security and Financially Disadvantaged Groups, focusing on how benefits received by different groups are shaped by features of the…

Issue Brief

Issue Brief: Reforming Social Security Sooner Rather Than Later

Social Security’s combined trust fund reserves are projected to become depleted around 2034,1 at which time its income would be able to pay only 80% of the benefits scheduled for its 80 million…

Issue Brief

Issue Brief on Social Security Assumptions

The Social Security Committee released an issue brief, Assumptions Used to Evaluate Social Security’s Financial Condition. The issue brief describes the assumptions that must be made in any…