Proposed Provision: D11. Reduce the dependent spouse benefit by 5 percentage points per year beginning on January 1, 2029, so that it is completely eliminated by 2038. In addition, completely eliminate the dependent spouse benefit on January 1, 2032 for any dependent spouse of a spouse in the top quartile of career average earnings (AIME).

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

Year Current Law Provision
2026151151
2027131131
2028111111
20299292
20307474
20315757
20324040
20332323
203477
2035-9-9
2036-25-25
2037-41-41
2038-58-58
2039-76-75
2040-94-93
2041-112-111
2042-132-129
2043-151-148
2044-171-168
2045-192-188
2046-213-209
2047-234-229
2048-256-251
2049-279-272
2050-301-294
2051-324-316
2052-347-338
2053-371-361
2054-395-384
2055-420-408
2056-445-432
2057-470-456
2058-496-481
2059-522-506
2060-550-533
2061-578-560
2062-607-587
2063-636-616
2064-666-645
2065-697-675
2066-729-705
2067-761-736
2068-794-768
2069-827-800
2070-861-833
2071-896-866
2072-931-901
2073-967-936
2074-1004-971
2075-1042-1008
2076-1081-1046
2077-1121-1085
2078-1162-1125
2079-1204-1166
2080-1248-1208
2081-1292-1251
2082-1337-1295
2083-1384-1340
2084-1431-1386
2085-1480-1434
2086-1530-1482
2087-1581-1532
2088-1633-1583
2089-1686-1634
2090-1740-1687
2091-1795-1740
2092-1850-1794
2093-1906-1848
2094-1962-1903
2095-2019-1958
2096-2075-2013
2097-2132-2068
2098-2189-2123
2099-2246-2179
2100-2303-2234
2101-2359-2289
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