Unmasking Social Security: Understanding the Challenges and Solutions Social security sometimes can feel social insecurity. If you haven’t paid some old debts your benefits may be garnished. 2021 was that last year the Social Security Administration had with complete data. According to that data, 70 million people received benefits from programs administered by the Social Security Administration. The largest recipient groups were disabled and retired workers. Many of the beneficiaries of those workers were spouses and children. According to