The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment means the average recipient will receive more than $140 a month starting in January.
has pledged to protect both Social Security and Medicare. "I’ll make them stronger," he said last month. "And I’ll lower your cost to be able to keep them."
Still, he doubts how much of the extra money will end up in his pocket. His rent in an apartment building subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is based on his income, so he expects that will rise, too.Social Security is financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers. The maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes for 2023 is $160,200.
The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in June says the program's trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035. Some solutions for reforming Social Security have been proposed — but none has moved forward in a sharply partisan Congress.
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