"Social Security" and "good news" rarely appear in the same sentence these days. There's a lot of understandable concern about the program's diminishing buying power and its longevity.

But the recently released 2024 Social Security Trustees Report brought some positive updates for anyone expecting to depend heavily on the program's benefit checks.

Last year's report indicated the combined Social Security trust funds would be depleted in 2034. But this year's data suggests the program has a little more time before exhausting its reserves. Here's what that means for seniors and workers hoping to claim benefits in the future.

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Source Fool.com