Social Security update: Most people worry they won’t ever see benefits they paid into

Published November 21, 2024 9:23pm ET



A clear majority of United States adults worry that they won’t ever see the Social Security benefits that they paid into.

A new survey from Bankrate, conducted in October, polling 2,492 individuals, found that 73% of non-retired adults and 71% of retired adults believed they wouldn’t receive their full Social Security benefits. Despite this anxiety, over half of nonretired adults say they expect to rely on Social Security once they retire.

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