SS Fact Sheet No.01 Social Security Across Generations

By Virginia Reno and Elisa Walker

Social Security is the mainstay of economic security for older Americans. Two in three seniors who
receive benefits get more than half their total income from Social Security. For one in three, benefits
account for almost all (90 percent or more) of their income. But Social Security is more than a retirement
program; it is also a family protection plan. About 3.3 million children receive benefits because
one or both of their parents are disabled, deceased, or retired. These monthly benefits help stabilize
families across the nation and across generations.

Download/Read SS Fact Sheet No.01_Social Security Across Generations.pdf

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by Neil Taft

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Off the Charts Blog | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Countdown: Top Ten Facts About Social Security

Image via Wikipediaby Kathy Ruffing

The Social Security program turns 75 this Saturday. Each day this week, we’ll highlight two key facts about the program and its accomplishments since President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Act on August 14, 1935.

Children have an important stake in Social Security. About 6 million children under age 18 (8 percent of all U.S. children) lived in families that received income from Social Security in 2008. That number included over 3 million children who received their own benefits as dependents of retired, disabled, or deceased workers, as well as others who lived with parents or relatives who received Social Security benefits. In all, Social Security lifted 1.1 million children out of poverty in 2008 (we’ll have a report on this later this week).

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