Warren Warns Against Raising Retirement Age as Social Security Deadline Nears

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is pressing President Donald Trump to clarify whether his administration is considering raising the Social Security retirement age as the program’s funding deadline approaches, Tanya Rawat reported for Benzinga.

Social Security’s full retirement age is currently 67 for people born in 1960 or later.

In a letter sent Sunday, Warren cited the latest Social Security Trustees Report, which projects the retirement trust fund will be depleted in late 2032.

If Congress takes no action, incoming payroll tax revenue would be enough to pay only 78 percent of scheduled retirement benefits.

“Republicans have a history of attempting to increase the retirement age, privatize Social Security, or otherwise cut Social Security benefits,” Warren wrote, warning that some Republicans have floated raising the retirement age or means-testing benefits as possible solutions.

Warren argued that raising the retirement age would effectively reduce benefits for millions of Americans.

Social Security’s full retirement age is currently 67 for people born in 1960 or later. Raising that threshold would require workers to wait longer to receive full benefits, while those claiming earlier would face steeper reductions.

The trustees report said the retirement fund will run dry sooner than expected, and lawmakers remain divided over benefit cuts, tax hikes, and retirement-age changes.

Advocates warn millions of seniors could face smaller checks if Congress delays action.