Social Security

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Social Security is a U.S. federal program that provides retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits funded primarily through payroll taxes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal program
social insurance program
abbreviation OASDI
administeredBy Commissioner of Social Security
Social Security Administration
alsoKnownAs Social Security
surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
benefitFormulaBasedOn average indexed monthly earnings
benefitsIndexedTo Consumer Price Index
benefitStartAge 62 for early retirement benefits
country United States of America
coveredPopulation most U.S. workers
eligibilityCriterion age requirement
disability status
relationship to insured worker
work history with covered earnings
enactedBy United States Congress
enactmentDate 1935-08-14
financingMechanism pay-as-you-go
fullRetirementAgeRange 65 to 67 depending on birth year
fundedBy Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax
Self-Employment Contributions Act tax
payroll taxes
governingAgencyType independent agency of the U.S. federal government
hasComponentProgram Disability Insurance
Social Security retirement benefits
surface form: Old-Age and Survivors Insurance

Supplemental Security Income
hasTrustFund Social Security Disability Insurance
surface form: Disability Insurance Trust Fund

Social Security Trust Funds
surface form: Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
impact primary source of income for many retired Americans
legalBasis Social Security Act of 1935
monitoredBy Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds
surface form: Social Security Board of Trustees
oversightBy United States Congress
policyDebateTopic benefit formula changes
long-term solvency
payroll tax rate changes
retirement age increases
primaryPurpose income protection for disabled workers
income security for older Americans
income support for survivors of deceased workers
providesBenefitType dependent benefits
disability benefits
retirement benefits
spousal benefits
survivors benefits
relatedProgram Medicare
signedIntoLawBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
subjectTo annual cost-of-living adjustment
taxType regressive payroll tax with wage cap
usesConcept Social Security number

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United States House Committee on Ways and Means overseesProgram Social Security
this entity surface form: Social Security program
New Deal Democrat supportsConcept Social Security
Social Security Trust Funds establishedForProgram Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Social Security Trust Funds relatedProgram Social Security
this entity surface form: OASDI
Title II of the Social Security Act governsProgram Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Title 20 governs Social Security
subject surface form: Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations
this entity surface form: Social Security programs
Title 20 subjectMatter Social Security
subject surface form: Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations
National Average Wage Index covers Social Security
this entity surface form: OASDI program
American labor movement advocatedRight Social Security
Social Security Amendments of 1961 partOf Social Security
this entity surface form: Social Security program of the United States
Social Security Amendments of 1961 appliesToProgram Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Federal Employees’ Retirement System includesSocialInsurance Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Civil Service Retirement System benefitCoordinationWith Social Security
this entity surface form: Social Security (for CSRS Offset employees)
The Meaning of Social Security (mural) depicts Social Security
subject surface form: The Meaning of Social Security
The Meaning of Social Security (mural) depicts Social Security
subject surface form: The Meaning of Social Security
this entity surface form: United States Social Security program
Social Security Amendments of 1954 relatedProgram Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Social Security Amendments of 1994 appliesToProgram Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Social Security Amendments of 1956 appliesToProgram Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983 appliesTo Social Security
this entity surface form: Social Security program
Social Security alsoKnownAs Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Social Security Amendments of 1983 appliesTo Social Security
this entity surface form: Social Security program of the United States
Social Security Amendments of 1983 affectsProgram Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Social Security Amendments of 1977 affectsProgram Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Peter G. Peterson Foundation focusesOn Social Security
Subcommittee on Social Security jurisdiction Social Security
this entity surface form: Social Security program
Subcommittee on Social Security jurisdiction Social Security
this entity surface form: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Subcommittee on Social Security jurisdiction Social Security
this entity surface form: Social Security disability programs
Subcommittee on Social Security topic Social Security
White House Burning mainSubject Social Security
this entity surface form: Social Security in the United States