Social Security and Medicare trust funds, which help pay benefits, are projected to run dry. What will happen then?

Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley agrees SSI program is outdated A government program made to lift the poorest disabled and elderly people out of poverty is so out-of-date and complex ...

Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll ...

The combined trust funds for Social Security are projected to run out in 2034, a year earlier than previously predicted, a board of trustees of the program’s accounts said in a new report ...

Social Security is facing a funding crisis, but the program isn't going to disappear anytime soon. Here's what workers and beneficiaries need to know.

The fund reserves that help pay for Social Security are running out and have until 2035 when they will reach insolvency and recipients will see a cut in benefits, according to a new report ...

A Social Security Administration office in New York. Now that the program will be paying out more to help retirees keep up with rising prices, it will be under even more pressure to sustain itself.

This disabled woman built a career. SSI once helped but now penalizes her Supplemental Security Income provides the medical care that lets people work. But its rules are complex and out of date.