Social Security Freeze

Definition of "Social security freeze"

Maintenance of Social Security benefits at current dollar or percentage levels. Social Security benefits are indexed to the Consumer Price Index and rise in tandem with the Index. A benefit freeze is one solution that legislators and regulators have proposed to cope with a troubled Social Security system, but many powerful lobbying groups oppose such a remedy.

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