Proposed Provision: C2.3. 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 percent of the poverty level (wage-indexed from 2013). The hardship exemption is phased out for those with AIME above 400 percent of the poverty level.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2018288288
2019272272
2020256256
2021239239
2022223223
2023206206
2024188188
2025171171
2026154154
2027137138
2028120121
2029104105
20308688
20316971
20325153
20333335
20341417
2035-5-2
2036-25-22
2037-46-42
2038-67-62
2039-88-83
2040-110-104
2041-132-125
2042-154-146
2043-176-168
2044-199-189
2045-221-211
2046-244-232
2047-267-254
2048-289-275
2049-312-297
2050-335-318
2051-358-340
2052-381-361
2053-403-383
2054-426-404
2055-450-425
2056-473-447
2057-496-468
2058-520-490
2059-544-512
2060-569-534
2061-594-556
2062-619-579
2063-645-603
2064-671-626
2065-698-651
2066-725-675
2067-752-700
2068-780-725
2069-808-750
2070-837-776
2071-866-802
2072-896-829
2073-927-856
2074-958-884
2075-990-912
2076-1023-941
2077-1057-971
2078-1092-1003
2079-1128-1035
2080-1165-1068
2081-1202-1101
2082-1240-1135
2083-1278-1168
2084-1316-1202
2085-1354-1236
2086-1392-1269
2087-1430-1302
2088-1468-1335
2089-1505-1367
2090-1543-1399
2091-1580-1432
2092-1618-1464
2093-1655-1498
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