Summary Measures and Graphs
Description of Proposed Provision:
B7.3: Give credit to parents with a child under 6 for earnings for up to five years. The earnings credited for a childcare year equal one half of the SSA average wage index (about $36,128 in 2025). The credits are available for all past years to newly eligible retired-worker and disabled-worker beneficiaries starting in 2026. The 5 years are chosen to yield the largest increase in AIME.
Estimates based on the intermediate assumptions
of the 2025 Trustees Report
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| Current law [percent of payroll] |
Change from current law [percent of payroll] |
Shortfall eliminated | |||||
| Long-range actuarial balance |
Annual balance in 75th year |
Long-range actuarial balance |
Annual balance in 75th year |
Long-range actuarial balance |
Annual balance in 75th year |
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| -3.82 | -4.84 | -0.22 | -0.30 | -6% | -6% | ||
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