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17 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Income for the Population Ages 65 and Older: Evidence from the Health Retirement Study (HRS)
2025-08-05 · Reports · R47341 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security Fraud Overview
2025-03-25 · Resources · IF12948 · HTML available · PDF available
Retirement Income Security: Issues and Policies
2023-02-17 · Resources · IF12330 · HTML available · PDF available
Noncitizen Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
2023-02-16 · Reports · R46697 · HTML available · PDF available
The Social Security Statement
2022-07-18 · Reports · R47183 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security: Are Benefits Paid to Incarcerated Individuals?
2022-06-22 · Resources · IF12138 · HTML available · PDF available
Pensions and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): An Overview
2022-06-01 · Reports · R47119 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security: Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) and the System’s Projected Financial Shortfall
2022-05-17 · Resources · IF12109 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security: The Widow(er)’s Limit Provision
2022-05-03 · Resources · IF12091 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security: Who Is Covered Under the Program?
2022-01-18 · Resources · IF11824 · HTML available · PDF available
Children in Foster Care and Social Security Administration Benefits: Frequently Asked Questions
2021-11-23 · Reports · R46975 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security: The Effects of Wage and Price Indexing on Benefits
2021-06-16 · Reports · R46819 · HTML available · PDF available
The Social Security Administration’s Death Data: In Brief
2021-01-11 · Reports · R46640 · HTML available · PDF available
Potential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Income Security of Older Americans
2020-11-24 · Reports · R46617 · HTML available · PDF available
Social Security Benefits and the Effect of Declines in Average Wages and Prices
2020-07-13 · Resources · IF11599 · HTML available
Social Security: Taxation of Benefits
2020-06-12 · Reports · RL32552 · HTML available
Social Security and Vulnerable Groups—Policy Options to Aid Widows
2020-01-16 · Reports · R46182 · HTML available · PDF available