Social Security

Americans are facing a $7.1 trillion retirement savings shortfall. Will Congress do anything about it?

For a century, Americans were retiring younger and younger. Then, in the 1990s, the average retirement age started to shoot back up. What happened?

A new study says millennials should only expect 80% of their projected benefits, but there are ways to make up for the shortfall.

With five charts analyzing the latest figures, separate fact from fiction while Congress keeps failing to enact any comprehensive reform.

With long COVID a major theme, lawmakers discussed how to increase access to financial services for people with disabilities.

Fair press or frantic, the strains on the trust can’t be denied — but they do need to be explained and planned for.

A new bill that would boost benefits and fix the program’s long-term solvency appears doomed, even as experts warn of the consequences of further delay.

Witnesses described massive problems with communication systems and staffing levels at a Congressional hearing. It’s unclear whether the problems will be solved anytime soon.

A crucial loss of support for a bill co-sponsored by 200 House Democrats reflects the worsening political calculus for fixing the program’s solvency.

The “six-month nudge” technique leans into the fact that 95% of all individuals alive when they hit full retirement age are likely to reach age 70, according to actuarial tables.