Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 6 Years Unless Congress Acts
The trust fund for the program, which supports roughly 68 million Americans, is on schedule to be depleted in the next six years. Benefits could be cut on average by 22 percent.
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3 headlinesSocial Security faces insolvency in 2032, when it would pay only 78% of benefits
Social Security, which provides benefits to more than 70 million retired workers and people with disabilities, faces increased pressure from last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Good recycling starts at home — and benefits the world
Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01823-y New research supports the value of household-level waste separation. But policies must also carefully consider consumer behaviours to maximize the quality of material collected.