Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTMedora Lee, USA TODAYThu, July 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM GMT+2 5 min read(Corrects 1st paragraph to say couples would lose $16,900 annually, not receive $16,9000 annually, if the Social Security trust fund goes broke.)Newly retired, average dual-income couples planning to retire in six years should expect to receive $16,900 less in annual Social Security benefits if Congress continues to do nothing to shore up the funds used to pay beneficiaries, according to the nonpartisan, nonprofit Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget think tank.The trust fund that supplements incoming payroll taxes to pay monthly Social Security benefits is expected to run dry by the end of 2032, according to the