But the bill does not eliminate taxes on Social Security for everyone, as President Donald Trump had promised. Nor does it change how those benefits are taxed. And the law’s changes affecting seniors will likely not benefit most people over 65, independent analysts said.

Senior citizens are getting a tax break in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package, but it’s not the one the president promised on the campaign trail last year.

President Trump vowed to end taxes on Social Security, but the One Big Beautiful Bill stops short of fulfilling that promise.