Whether you've been paying Social Security taxes for years or are just starting out, you may wonder where the money goes and why people are so worried about it running out.

FALL RIVER — Adding to the city’s affordable housing stock is paramount to housing Fall River’s residents, but with 27% of citywide housing deemed “affordable,” what more can be done to increase ...

Social Security's retirement trust fund is on a path to insolvency in less than a decade, which would leave retirees facing an automatic 24% cut to their benefits if the trust fund is depleted, ...

The survey’s findings arrive at a critical moment. Confidence in Social Security has dropped to just 36% in 2025, down from ...

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to expedite the removal of immigrants living in the United States illegally. An estimated 11.7 million people are currently in the U.S. without ...

The Social Security trust fund will be insolvent in 2033 and by 2035 will have to reduce benefits by 23%. Here is now much more you need to save to cover the potential shortfall. Just 31% of Gen Xers ...

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that Social Security payments will be cut by 24% in late 2032 unless ...

The Social Security trustees have released their annual report highlighting “the current and projected financial status” of the Social Security trust fund. And the media duly reported on the fund’s ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...