Proposed Provision: D11. Reduce the dependent spouse benefit by 5 percentage points per year beginning on January 1, 2028, so that it is completely eliminated by 2037. In addition, completely eliminate the dependent spouse benefit on January 1, 2031 for any dependent spouse of a spouse in the top quartile of career average earnings (AIME).
OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)
| Year |
Current Law |
Provision |
| 2025 | 169 | 169 |
| 2026 | 149 | 149 |
| 2027 | 131 | 131 |
| 2028 | 113 | 113 |
| 2029 | 95 | 95 |
| 2030 | 78 | 78 |
| 2031 | 60 | 61 |
| 2032 | 43 | 43 |
| 2033 | 26 | 26 |
| 2034 | 9 | 9 |
| 2035 | -9 | -9 |
| 2036 | -27 | -26 |
| 2037 | -45 | -44 |
| 2038 | -63 | -62 |
| 2039 | -83 | -81 |
| 2040 | -102 | -101 |
| 2041 | -122 | -120 |
| 2042 | -143 | -140 |
| 2043 | -164 | -161 |
| 2044 | -185 | -181 |
| 2045 | -206 | -202 |
| 2046 | -228 | -223 |
| 2047 | -250 | -244 |
| 2048 | -272 | -266 |
| 2049 | -295 | -287 |
| 2050 | -317 | -309 |
| 2051 | -340 | -331 |
| 2052 | -363 | -353 |
| 2053 | -386 | -375 |
| 2054 | -409 | -398 |
| 2055 | -433 | -420 |
| 2056 | -457 | -443 |
| 2057 | -481 | -466 |
| 2058 | -505 | -490 |
| 2059 | -530 | -514 |
| 2060 | -556 | -538 |
| 2061 | -582 | -563 |
| 2062 | -609 | -589 |
| 2063 | -636 | -615 |
| 2064 | -664 | -642 |
| 2065 | -692 | -669 |
| 2066 | -721 | -697 |
| 2067 | -750 | -725 |
| 2068 | -780 | -754 |
| 2069 | -810 | -783 |
| 2070 | -840 | -812 |
| 2071 | -871 | -842 |
| 2072 | -903 | -872 |
| 2073 | -935 | -903 |
| 2074 | -967 | -934 |
| 2075 | -1000 | -967 |
| 2076 | -1035 | -1000 |
| 2077 | -1070 | -1034 |
| 2078 | -1106 | -1068 |
| 2079 | -1142 | -1104 |
| 2080 | -1180 | -1141 |
| 2081 | -1219 | -1178 |
| 2082 | -1258 | -1216 |
| 2083 | -1298 | -1254 |
| 2084 | -1338 | -1294 |
| 2085 | -1380 | -1334 |
| 2086 | -1423 | -1376 |
| 2087 | -1466 | -1418 |
| 2088 | -1510 | -1460 |
| 2089 | -1554 | -1503 |
| 2090 | -1599 | -1546 |
| 2091 | -1643 | -1589 |
| 2092 | -1687 | -1632 |
| 2093 | -1731 | -1674 |
| 2094 | -1774 | -1715 |
| 2095 | -1816 | -1756 |
| 2096 | -1858 | -1797 |
| 2097 | -1900 | -1837 |
| 2098 | -1941 | -1877 |
| 2099 | -1982 | -1917 |
| 2100 | -2022 | -1956 |
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