Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to face a funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than previously expected.
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Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to face a funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than previously expected.
Social Security's retirement trust fund is projected to face a funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than last year's projections, according to an annual report released Tuesday, while Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2033, which is unchanged from last year's estimate. The Social Security retirement trust fund will be exhausted in 2032, earlier than previously anticipated, the program’s trustees projected on Tuesday, meaning that senior citizens would face a cut in their benefits at that time unless Congress acts.
The Seattle Times reported the story as "Social Security’s retirement trust fund faces funding shortfall one year earlier than expected." Washington Times reported the story as "Social Security's retirement trust fund faces funding shortfall one year earlier than expected."
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4 sources have covered this story, including Washington Times, The Seattle Times, The Independent and Washington Examiner. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 7 hours ago.
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