Social Security trust fund exhaustion date moved up to 2034, trustees say

Published June 18, 2025 1:59pm ET



The combined Social Security trust fund will become exhausted in 2034, one year earlier than previously anticipated, the program’s trustees projected on Wednesday.

A report from the trustees illustrates the long-term problems facing the entitlement programs on which tens of millions of people rely. Social Security is a popular retirement program that people can claim beginning at age 62. However, benefits increase the longer one waits to claim them, but they cap out at a retirement age of 70.

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