September 12, 2025
Report: Social Safety Profit Cuts Would Be Devastating for Individuals
Greater than half (56 p.c) of Individuals surveyed in a brand new evaluation from Nationwide Monetary agreed that they’d “not have the ability to survive” in the event that they even misplaced half of their month-to-month Social Safety fee.
The survey confirmed that beneficiaries are having a tough time making ends meet, with 52 p.c saying they’ve reduce on discretionary spending (eating out, touring, and so on.) and practically one in 5 saying that it’s tougher to handle or entry their advantages this 12 months.
Individuals are additionally rising extra frightened concerning the longevity of earned advantages, with greater than 80 p.c of these surveyed saying that they’re involved about the way forward for Social Safety.
The newest Social Safety Trustees Report exhibits that the Social Safety Belief Fund will have the ability to pay full advantages and bills till 2033, however will solely have the ability to pay out 77 p.c of advantages after that time if Congress doesn’t act.
“Older Individuals depend on the Social Safety advantages they’ve earned. They need to not have to fret about whether or not they are going to have the ability to entry these advantages and/or whether or not they are going to obtain the total quantity,” stated Richard Fiesta, Govt Director of the Alliance. “We might really avert this impending disaster and strengthen advantages if millionaires and billionaires simply paid their fair proportion.”
TAKE ACTION: Inform Congress to strengthen Social Safety by making the rich pay their fair proportion.
This was initially printed within the September 12, 2025 version of the Friday Alert. Learn the total size model and see different Friday Alert editions right here.
