Description of Proposed Provision:
B5.1: Increase the PIA to a level such that a worker with 30 years of earnings at the minimum wage level receives an adjusted PIA equal to 120 percent of the Federal poverty level for an aged individual. This provision takes full effect for all newly eligible OASDI workers in 2035, and is phased in for new eligibles in 2026 through 2034. The percentage increase in PIA is lowered proportionately for those with fewer than 30 years of earnings, down to no enhancement for workers with 20 or fewer years of earnings. (Year-of-work requirements are "scaled" for disabled workers based on their years of potential work from age 22 to benefit eligibility). The benefit enhancement percentage is reduced proportionately for workers with higher average indexed monthly earnings (AIME), down to no enhancement for those with AIME at least twice that of a 35-year steady minimum wage earner.

Financial Estimates for the OASDI Trust Fund Program

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
  Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll

Trust fund
ratio as of
January 1
Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll
Calendar
year
Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance
201713.4113.03-0.38
298
0.000.000.00
201813.4912.93-0.56
287
0.000.000.00
201913.7012.95-0.75
273
0.000.000.00
202013.8512.96-0.89
259
0.000.000.00
202114.0212.99-1.03
245
0.000.000.00
202214.2613.02-1.23
230
0.000.000.00
202314.5413.05-1.50
215
0.000.000.00
202414.8313.08-1.74
199
0.000.000.00
202515.1013.10-2.00
182
0.000.000.00
202615.3713.14-2.24
165
0.000.00-0.00
202715.6213.15-2.47
148
0.000.00-0.00
202815.8613.17-2.69
130
0.000.00-0.00
202916.0713.18-2.89
112
0.010.00-0.01
203016.2713.20-3.08
94
0.010.00-0.01
203116.4613.21-3.25
75
0.010.00-0.01
203216.6213.22-3.40
56
0.010.00-0.01
203316.7613.23-3.53
36
0.020.00-0.02
203416.8713.24-3.63
16
0.020.00-0.02
203516.9513.24-3.71
----
0.020.00-0.02
203617.0113.25-3.77
----
0.030.00-0.02
203717.0513.25-3.80
----
0.030.00-0.03
203817.0513.25-3.80
----
0.030.00-0.03
203917.0213.25-3.77
----
0.030.00-0.03
204016.9913.25-3.74
----
0.030.00-0.02
204116.9413.25-3.69
----
0.030.00-0.02
204216.8913.24-3.64
----
0.030.00-0.02
204316.8313.24-3.59
----
0.030.00-0.03
204416.7913.24-3.55
----
0.030.00-0.03
204516.7513.24-3.51
----
0.030.00-0.03
204616.7113.24-3.47
----
0.030.00-0.03
204716.6813.24-3.44
----
0.030.00-0.03
204816.6513.23-3.41
----
0.030.00-0.03
204916.6213.23-3.39
----
0.030.00-0.03
205016.6013.23-3.37
----
0.030.00-0.03
205116.5913.23-3.35
----
0.030.00-0.03
205216.5913.23-3.36
----
0.030.00-0.03
205316.6013.24-3.37
----
0.030.00-0.03
205416.6213.24-3.38
----
0.030.00-0.03
205516.6513.24-3.41
----
0.030.00-0.03
205616.6913.24-3.45
----
0.030.00-0.03
205716.7313.24-3.48
----
0.030.00-0.03
205816.7713.25-3.52
----
0.030.00-0.03
205916.8113.25-3.56
----
0.030.00-0.03
206016.8513.25-3.60
----
0.030.00-0.02
206116.9013.26-3.64
----
0.020.00-0.02
206216.9413.26-3.68
----
0.020.00-0.02
206316.9913.26-3.73
----
0.020.00-0.02
206417.0313.27-3.77
----
0.020.00-0.02
206517.0813.27-3.81
----
0.010.00-0.01
206617.1313.27-3.86
----
0.010.00-0.01
206717.1813.28-3.90
----
0.010.00-0.01
206817.2313.28-3.95
----
0.010.00-0.01
206917.2813.28-4.00
----
0.010.00-0.01
207017.3313.29-4.05
----
0.010.00-0.01
207117.3813.29-4.09
----
0.000.00-0.00
207217.4213.29-4.13
----
0.000.00-0.00
207317.4513.29-4.16
----
0.000.00-0.00
207417.4813.30-4.19
----
0.000.00-0.00
207517.5113.30-4.21
----
0.000.00-0.00
207617.5213.30-4.22
----
0.000.00-0.00
207717.5313.30-4.23
----
0.000.00-0.00
207817.5313.30-4.23
----
0.000.00-0.00
207917.5213.30-4.22
----
0.000.00-0.00
208017.5113.30-4.21
----
0.000.00-0.00
208117.5113.30-4.21
----
0.000.00-0.00
208217.5113.30-4.21
----
0.000.00-0.00
208317.5113.30-4.22
----
0.000.00-0.00
208417.5313.30-4.23
----
0.000.00-0.00
208517.5513.30-4.25
----
0.000.00-0.00
208617.5813.30-4.28
----
0.000.00-0.00
208717.6213.30-4.31
----
0.000.00-0.00
208817.6613.31-4.35
----
0.000.00-0.00
208917.7013.31-4.39
----
0.000.00-0.00
209017.7513.31-4.44
----
0.000.00-0.00
209117.8013.31-4.48
----
0.000.00-0.00
209217.8413.32-4.53
----
0.000.00-0.00


Summarized Estimates

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
Years Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance

Year of reserve
depletion
1

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance
2017-2091 16.68% 13.84% -2.84%
2034
0.01% 0.00% -0.01%

1 Under current law, the year of Trust Fund reserve depletion is 2034.
Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2017 Trustees Report.