A sign for the U.S. Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The trust fund Social Security relies on to help pay retirement benefits may run out in 2032, at which point 78% of benefits will be payable, according to the Social Security Administration's annual trustees report released on Tuesday. That projected depletion date is one year sooner than had been estimated last spring.