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May 4, 2019
Low-Income Seniors Rely on Social Security
Low-income seniors rely on Social Security benefits for a major share of their retirement income.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0018_social-security-low-income
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May 4, 2019
OASDI Beneficiary Percentages
Retired workers make up 70 percent of Social Security beneficiaries.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0243_oasdi-beneficiary-percentages
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May 4, 2019
Social Security Income Redistribution
Social Security provides social insurance by redistributing income from high earners to low earners.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0244_social-security-income-redistribution
Charts
May 4, 2019
Social Security Benefits Could be Cut by 20 Percent in 2035
Based on the Trustees’ projections, combined Social Security benefits could be cut by 20 percent in 2035 without legislative action
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0246_social-security-20-percent-cut
Charts
May 3, 2019
Worker-to-Beneficiary Ratio in the Social Security Program
As the population ages, fewer workers will be paying taxes to support each Social Security beneficiary.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0004_worker-benefit-ratio
Charts
May 3, 2019
Growing Social Security Deficits
Social Security will run a cumulative cash deficit of $2.9 trillion between now and 2035.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0030_social-security-deficits-gdp
Analysis
May 1, 2019
Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
Every year the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees issue reports on the fiscal health of these vital programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/social-security-medicare-trustees-reports
Analysis
Apr 30, 2019
Trustees Warn: Social Security’s Total Costs Next Year to Exceed Income for First Time Since 1982
The report anticipates that in 2020 — for the first time since 1982 — the program’s total costs will exceed its total income.
Budget Basics
Apr 30, 2019
Budget Basics: How Does Social Security Work?
Social Security is the largest single program in the federal budget and makes up approximately one quarter of total federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-does-social-security-work