Social Security, Risk
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Learn the top Social Security changes in 2026 — from COLA increases to new income limits — and how they could affect your benefits.
Social Security is in trouble, but it’s not going bankrupt and it’s not going away in the near future. That’s an important conclusion from the 2026 OASDI Trustees Report that was released on June 9. The Social Security OASDI Trust Funds are projected to be depleted in the third quarter of 2034;
A trust fund that helps to finance Social Security benefits is expected to run out of money in less than seven years — unless Congress acts to patch the system before that.
The average Social Security check for retired workers has officially crossed $2,000 for the first time in history. Discover the impact on poverty and inflation.
The 33 senators we elect this November will be in office when the Social Security program becomes insolvent in 2032.
