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Social Security Primer

Author
Nuschler, Dawn
Abstract
[Excerpt] This report provides an overview of Social Security financing and benefits under current law. Specifically, the report covers the origins and a brief history of the program; Social Security financing and the status of the trust funds; how Social Security benefits are computed; the types of Social Security benefits available to workers and their family members; the basic eligibility requirements for each type of benefit; the scheduled increase in the Social Security retirement age; and the federal income taxation of Social Security benefits.
Date Issued
2016-02-09Subject
Social Security; financing; benefits; taxation
Type
unassigned