Half of Americans Believe Social Security Will Pay Them a Benefit When They Retire: Poll

Americans have grown somewhat more positive about Social Security’s ability to provide them with retirement benefits—but the numbers are still concerning.

An elderly couple walk past a Social Security Administration in Flushing, New York, during the COVID-19 pandemic on Feb. 10, 2021. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times

Americans have become a little more optimistic about the prospect of getting at least some money from Social Security when they retire, but the numbers still reflect a troubling picture of a system teetering on the verge of bankruptcy.

A new Gallup poll shows that 50 percent of American non-retirees believe that Social Security will pay them a benefit when they retire.