It will become slightly harder to qualify for Social Security benefits in retirement next year amid a change related to the value of a work "credit."

American are worried about how they can afford to live in retirement. Trump alludes to a Social Security plan that could reduce by benefits by 1/3.

When the trust funds run out, Social Security's remaining income sources will only be enough to cover around 83% of future benefits, according to the report. In other words, beneficiaries could see their checks reduced by around 17%, assuming lawmakers don't find a solution before 2035.

Former President Donald Trump has long vowed to protect Social Security. But the bevy of tax breaks he’s promised – including pledging to stop taxing Social Security benefits – could hasten the depletion of the beloved entitlement program’s trust funds and leave seniors with smaller monthly payments.

Without Congressional and Presidential action to raise revenues, benefits would be immediately reduced by 23 percent Under Trump's plan benefits will fall by 33 percent.

The Social Security Administration is facing a funding cliff that could be accelerated by Trump's economic proposals, a think-tank says.

Social Security is under threat regardless of who wins the election, but an analysis says Trump's agenda would drain the fund more quickly than Harris' plan.

Vice President Harris and former President Trump have both vowed to protect Social Security, but experts say both of their campaign platforms fall short of specific solutions for a program that faces threats to funding in roughly a decade.

Trump's plan is bold and strikes a chord with cash-strapped retirees, but there's a side he's not telling you about.

New research takes a look at what could happen if lawmakers don't fix Social Security's funds in time. An across-the-board benefit cut isn't inevitable.