Proposed Provision: 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 2014). 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 Present Law Provision
2015308308
2016298298
2017280280
2018264264
2019248248
2020233233
2021219219
2022204204
2023189189
2024173173
2025157158
2026142142
2027126127
2028110111
20299495
20307779
20316061
20324244
20332325
203447
2035-16-13
2036-36-33
2037-57-53
2038-78-73
2039-100-94
2040-122-115
2041-144-136
2042-166-158
2043-189-179
2044-211-201
2045-234-223
2046-257-245
2047-280-266
2048-303-289
2049-327-311
2050-351-333
2051-375-355
2052-398-378
2053-423-400
2054-447-423
2055-472-445
2056-496-468
2057-522-491
2058-548-515
2059-574-539
2060-601-564
2061-629-589
2062-657-614
2063-685-640
2064-714-667
2065-744-693
2066-774-721
2067-804-748
2068-835-776
2069-867-804
2070-899-833
2071-932-862
2072-965-893
2073-1000-924
2074-1035-956
2075-1072-989
2076-1110-1024
2077-1148-1059
2078-1188-1094
2079-1228-1131
2080-1268-1168
2081-1309-1205
2082-1350-1242
2083-1391-1278
2084-1432-1314
2085-1472-1350
2086-1514-1387
2087-1555-1423
2088-1597-1461
2089-1640-1499
2090-1683-1537
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