Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, 2004: Communication

摘要

The Board of Trustees reports each year on the current and projected financial condition of the Social Security program, which is financed through two separate trust funds. The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund pays monthly benefits to retired workers and their families and to survivors of deceased workers. The Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund pays monthly benefits to disabled workers and their families. The report on the current financial status of the funds includes an accounting of the actual income and expenditures for the last year. The projections for future years reflect the Trustees' considered judgment about all the demographic, economic, and program factors that affect income and expenditures.