Proposed Provision: Shorten the hiatus in the NRA by 5 years, that is, start increasing the NRA from 66 to 67 for individuals age 62 in 2012, rather than in 2017. Beginning for those age 62 in 2012, increase the EEA and NRA for retired worker benefits by 2 months per year until the EEA reaches age 63 and the NRA reaches age 67 for those attaining age 62 in 2017. Thereafter, increase both EEA and NRA by 1 month every 2 years. Finally, increase the earliest eligibility age for disabled widow(er)s and aged widow(er)s at the same rate as the increase in the EEA for retired worker benefits.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2008359359
2009369369
2010378378
2011386386
2012392392
2013394395
2014395397
2015393397
2016390395
2017385393
2018378389
2019371384
2020361378
2021351370
2022341362
2023329352
2024316341
2025302329
2026287316
2027272302
2028256288
2029239272
2030221257
2031203241
2032185224
2033166208
2034147191
2035127174
2036108157
203788140
203867123
203947105
20402688
2041671
2042-1553
2043-3636
2044-5718
2045-781
2046-100-16
2047-121-34
2048-143-51
2049-165-68
2050-187-86
2051-209-103
2052-232-121
2053-254-138
2054-277-156
2055-300-174
2056-324-192
2057-347-210
2058-372-228
2059-396-247
2060-421-266
2061-447-285
2062-472-304
2063-498-324
2064-525-344
2065-552-364
2066-579-385
2067-607-405
2068-635-426
2069-664-447
2070-693-468
2071-722-489
2072-752-510
2073-782-532
2074-813-555
2075-845-578
2076-876-601
2077-909-625
2078-942-649
2079-975-673
2080-1009-698
2081-1044-723
2082-1079-749
2083-1114-776
2084-1151-803
2085-1188-832
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