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- Full Social Security benefits are expected to run out in 2035, per the program's trustees.
- That's a year later than expected, and at that point, 83% of the benefits will be available.
- Still, the uncertain fate of the program worries retirees who rely on Social Security.
As more Americans fear being unprepared for retirement — and rely solely on Social Security — those full benefits might not be long-lived.
The latest Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees report found that the program will only be able to pay out full benefits for the next 11 years or so. That's later than the most recent estimates.
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