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
2019273273
2020260260
2021245245
2022229229
2023213213
2024197197
2025180181
2026163164
2027147148
2028130131
2029114115
20309798
20318082
20326365
20334648
20342831
20351013
2036-9-5
2037-28-24
2038-47-43
2039-67-62
2040-87-81
2041-108-101
2042-129-121
2043-150-141
2044-171-161
2045-192-181
2046-213-201
2047-234-221
2048-255-241
2049-276-261
2050-297-280
2051-318-300
2052-338-319
2053-359-339
2054-380-358
2055-401-377
2056-422-396
2057-444-416
2058-465-435
2059-487-454
2060-509-474
2061-531-494
2062-554-515
2063-577-535
2064-601-557
2065-625-578
2066-649-600
2067-674-622
2068-699-644
2069-724-666
2070-749-689
2071-776-712
2072-802-736
2073-830-760
2074-857-784
2075-885-809
2076-914-835
2077-944-861
2078-975-888
2079-1007-916
2080-1039-944
2081-1072-972
2082-1106-1001
2083-1139-1030
2084-1173-1061
2085-1207-1092
2086-1242-1123
2087-1275-1154
2088-1309-1184
2089-1342-1213
2090-1375-1241
2091-1407-1268
2092-1439-1295
2093-1471-1321
2094-1503-1347
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