
Patrick O'Donnell
Personal Finance Reporter at Express.co.uk
Patrick O'Donnell is a Personal Finance Reporter at Express.co.uk, joining the team in 2021. He specialises in DWP benefits, scams, pensions and warnings, as well as free NHS prescriptions and the plans to change the age from 60 to state pension age in England.
- Glasgow, UK
- PodJourno
Publications
- Daily Express Online6 articles
- Daily Express US2 articles
- Express.co.uk
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- Social Security could be slashed by 25% - but retirement age rise might save your benefits6 Oct 2023—Daily Express USSocial Security payments could be slashed by around 25 percent if changes are not made, according to experts. According to the 2023 annual report of the Social Security Board of Trustees, the surplus in Social Security trust funds will be depleted by 2034. Experts are citing that if this happens then benefits could be reduced by nearly 25 percent for all recipients. Doug Carey, a chartered financial planner and the owner of Wealthtrace, is among the many considering various reforms to the...