While surveys show Americans worry Social Security will run out of money, benefits will continue, one economist says.

Social Security faces a fundamental problem that millions of Americans will soon confront directly. The program’s retirement trust fund is projected to deplete by late 2032, just seven years away, ...

Social Security isn’t going bankrupt, but it’s heading toward a funding crisis that could reduce monthly checks by nearly a ...

A major reform will finally go into full effect this year, but more reforms could be coming.

"There is no bankruptcy or collapse in the cards," economist Stephen Nuñez wrote in a new research article.

Social Security workers rallied outside the Birmingham Social Security office demanding congress to protect Social ...

Almost every year since the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, there have been amendments to that original law.

Social Security's 75-year funding shortfall now tops $25 trillion, with the prospect of sweeping benefit cuts for retired workers and survivors of deceased workers only seven years away. A popular ...

The Social Security Agency’s latest report to Congress outlines a significant turnaround in customer service metrics. The commissioner reports sharply reduced wait times and backlogs in multiple ...

Since its creation during the Great Depression, Social Security has been one of the most successful federal programs in U.S.