Overview

• The SSA’s mass email celebrated the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” claiming nearly 90% of beneficiaries would pay no federal taxes on their benefits.
• Analysis by PolitiFact and congressional staff shows the legislation instead provides a $6,000 standard deduction for seniors through 2028 and leaves about 24 million recipients still subject to benefit taxation.
• Nonpartisan budget experts warn the bill’s roughly $30 billion annual reduction in taxed benefits could hasten the Social Security trust fund’s insolvency by about a year.
• The outreach was sent to many people not yet eligible for benefits, raising concerns over inappropriate use of the agency’s beneficiary database.
• Former SSA officials and advocacy groups condemned the message as misleading propaganda that undermines public trust in government communications.