Does Project 2025 want to eliminate Social Security benefits? [Video]

Contrary to online claims, Project 2025 doesn’t call for ending Social Security benefits. But the Heritage Foundation has advocated for changes to the program.

VERIFY has received many questions about Project 2025, an initiative led by a conservative think tank called the Heritage Foundation that details a plan for the next conservative president to transform the federal government.

Some of Project 2025’s proposals include making it easier to fire thousands of federal workers, abolishing the Department of Education and eliminating federal funding for healthcare providers who administer abortions. You can read our overview of the proposal here.

Some viral social media posts like this one also claim that Project 2025 proposes eliminating all Social Security benefits. Multiple VERIFY readers, including Pam and Diane, asked if that’s true.