Social Security claims are surging in 2025. Here’s what’s driving the increase—and why claiming early could hurt your ...

Social Security retirement claims tend to follow a seasonal pattern each year, and they increase over time with the aging of ...

A record number of retired workers have filed for Social Security benefits during the first five months of the year.

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s shakeup of Social Security has triggered a major surge in claims, as ...

Spike in early Social Security claims this year points to growing concerns about the health of the Social Security system, ...

"A surge in Social Security claims would have an immediate impact as it would add more total beneficiaries sooner than expected and draw on the fund sooner than expected," Gammon explained.

The uptick in claims comes amid an aging baby boomer population and changes implemented under the Social Security Fairness ...

Among them: A large wave of baby boomers is entering retirement, sparking a surge of new claims. The Social Security Fairness Act triggered a separate wave of claims from public workers in 2025.

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Is Trump the reason more Americans are claiming Social Security? While demographic factors, such as an aging population, have ...

The surge is disconcerting ... Karen Mccahey moved up her timeline to claim Social Security once President Trump took office. Some of her calculus is rooted in her fears of the Trump administration.