,What the 2007 Trustees' Report Shows about Social Security

What the 2007 Trustees' Report Shows about Social Security


 

Publication Date: April 2007

Publisher: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Robert Greenstein; Chad Stone

Research Area: Banking and finance

Keywords: Senior citizen; Economic projections; Retirement

Type: Report

Abstract:

This CBPP analysis highlights several points about the trustees’ report: The trustees’ report reaffirms that Social Security does not face a near-term crisis and can continue to pay full benefits for more than three decades but will eventually face a significant imbalance. The trustees’ report finds a slight improvement from last year’s projections in Social Security’s financial status, largely as a result of updates in program data and minor changes in methods and assumptions.