Proposed Provision: After the normal retirement age (NRA) reaches 67 for those age 62 in 2022, index the NRA to maintain a constant ratio of expected retirement years (life expectancy at NRA) to potential work years (NRA minus 20). We assume the NRA will increase 1 month every 2 years. Also, increase the earliest eligibility age (EEA) by the same amount as the NRA starting for those age 62 in 2022 so as to maintain a 5 year difference between the two ages. Include a hardship exemption with no EEA/NRA change for a worker with 25 years of earnings (with 4 quarters of coverage each), and average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) less than 250% of the poverty level (wage-indexed from 2010). The hardship exemption is phased out for those with AIME above 400% of the poverty level.

OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)

Year Present Law Provision
2011353353
2012347347
2013341341
2014334334
2015328328
2016321321
2017314314
2018306306
2019296296
2020284284
2021272272
2022259259
2023245245
2024230230
2025214215
2026198199
2027181182
2028164165
2029145147
2030127128
2031107109
20328790
20336770
20344650
20352529
203649
2037-18-12
2038-40-34
2039-62-55
2040-85-76
2041-108-98
2042-130-120
2043-153-141
2044-176-163
2045-200-185
2046-223-207
2047-247-229
2048-271-251
2049-295-274
2050-319-296
2051-343-318
2052-368-341
2053-393-363
2054-418-386
2055-443-409
2056-468-432
2057-494-455
2058-521-479
2059-548-503
2060-575-527
2061-602-552
2062-630-577
2063-659-602
2064-687-627
2065-716-653
2066-746-678
2067-775-704
2068-805-730
2069-835-757
2070-866-783
2071-897-810
2072-928-838
2073-960-865
2074-992-893
2075-1025-921
2076-1058-949
2077-1092-978
2078-1126-1007
2079-1161-1037
2080-1196-1068
2081-1232-1099
2082-1268-1130
2083-1305-1162
2084-1342-1194
2085-1380-1227
2086-1419-1260
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