Description of Proposed Provision:
B3.16: For retired worker and disabled worker beneficiaries becoming initially eligible in January 2025 or later, phase in a new benefit formula (from 2025 to 2034). Replace the existing two primary insurance amount (PIA) bend points with three new bend points as follows: (1) 25% AWI/12 from 2 years prior to initial eligibility; (2) 100% AWI/12 from 2 years prior to initial eligibility; and (3) 125% AWI/12 from 2 years prior to initial eligibility. The new PIA factors are 95%, 27.5%, 5% and 2%. During the phase in, those becoming newly eligible for benefits will receive an increasing portion of their benefits based on the new formula, reaching 100% of the new formula in 2034.

Financial Estimates for the OASDI Trust Fund Program

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
  Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll

Trust fund
ratio as of
January 1
Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll
Calendar
year
Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance
201813.8112.64-1.17
288
0.000.000.00
201913.9512.87-1.08
272
0.000.000.00
202014.1212.89-1.23
256
0.000.000.00
202114.2712.92-1.35
239
0.000.000.00
202214.4412.95-1.49
223
0.000.000.00
202314.6212.97-1.66
206
0.000.000.00
202414.8012.99-1.81
188
0.000.000.00
202514.9813.01-1.97
171
-0.00-0.000.00
202615.1613.13-2.02
154
-0.00-0.000.00
202715.3613.15-2.21
137
-0.01-0.000.01
202815.5713.17-2.40
121
-0.01-0.000.01
202915.7713.19-2.59
104
-0.02-0.000.02
203015.9513.20-2.75
87
-0.03-0.000.03
203116.1113.21-2.90
70
-0.05-0.000.05
203216.2413.22-3.02
52
-0.08-0.000.07
203316.3413.23-3.11
34
-0.11-0.010.11
203416.4113.24-3.17
16
-0.16-0.010.15
203516.4513.24-3.20
----
-0.20-0.010.19
203616.4613.25-3.22
----
-0.26-0.010.25
203716.4613.25-3.21
----
-0.32-0.020.31
203816.4313.25-3.18
----
-0.39-0.020.37
203916.3713.25-3.13
----
-0.46-0.030.43
204016.3013.24-3.05
----
-0.53-0.030.50
204116.2113.24-2.97
----
-0.60-0.030.57
204216.1013.23-2.87
----
-0.67-0.040.64
204315.9913.23-2.76
----
-0.74-0.040.70
204415.8913.22-2.66
----
-0.81-0.050.76
204515.7913.22-2.57
----
-0.87-0.050.82
204615.7013.21-2.48
----
-0.93-0.050.88
204715.6113.21-2.40
----
-0.99-0.060.93
204815.5313.21-2.32
----
-1.05-0.060.99
204915.4513.20-2.25
----
-1.10-0.071.04
205015.3913.20-2.19
----
-1.16-0.071.09
205115.3313.20-2.13
----
-1.21-0.071.13
205215.2813.20-2.09
----
-1.25-0.071.18
205315.2513.19-2.05
----
-1.30-0.081.22
205415.2213.19-2.03
----
-1.34-0.081.26
205515.2113.19-2.02
----
-1.38-0.081.30
205615.2113.19-2.01
----
-1.42-0.081.33
205715.2113.20-2.02
----
-1.45-0.091.36
205815.2313.20-2.03
----
-1.48-0.091.39
205915.2513.20-2.05
----
-1.51-0.091.42
206015.2713.20-2.07
----
-1.54-0.091.45
206115.3013.21-2.09
----
-1.56-0.091.47
206215.3313.21-2.12
----
-1.58-0.091.49
206315.3613.21-2.15
----
-1.60-0.101.50
206415.4013.21-2.19
----
-1.61-0.101.52
206515.4413.22-2.23
----
-1.63-0.101.53
206615.4913.22-2.27
----
-1.64-0.101.54
206715.5313.22-2.31
----
-1.65-0.101.55
206815.5813.23-2.36
----
-1.66-0.101.56
206915.6313.23-2.40
----
-1.67-0.101.57
207015.6913.23-2.45
----
-1.68-0.101.58
207115.7313.24-2.50
----
-1.69-0.101.58
207215.7813.24-2.54
----
-1.69-0.101.59
207315.8213.24-2.57
----
-1.70-0.101.60
207415.8513.25-2.60
----
-1.70-0.101.60
207515.8813.25-2.63
----
-1.71-0.101.60
207615.9013.25-2.65
----
-1.71-0.101.61
207715.9113.25-2.66
----
-1.71-0.101.61
207815.9113.25-2.66
----
-1.71-0.101.61
207915.9013.25-2.65
----
-1.71-0.101.61
208015.8913.25-2.64
----
-1.71-0.101.61
208115.8813.25-2.63
----
-1.71-0.101.61
208215.8613.25-2.61
----
-1.71-0.101.61
208315.8513.25-2.60
----
-1.71-0.101.60
208415.8313.25-2.59
----
-1.71-0.101.60
208515.8213.25-2.58
----
-1.71-0.101.60
208615.8213.25-2.58
----
-1.71-0.101.60
208715.8313.25-2.58
----
-1.71-0.101.60
208815.8413.25-2.59
----
-1.71-0.101.60
208915.8613.25-2.61
----
-1.71-0.101.61
209015.8913.25-2.64
----
-1.71-0.101.61
209115.9213.25-2.67
----
-1.72-0.101.61
209215.9613.26-2.70
----
-1.72-0.101.62
209316.0013.26-2.74
----
-1.73-0.111.62


Summarized Estimates

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
Years Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance

Year of reserve
depletion
1

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance
2018-2092 15.74% 13.79% -1.95%
2034
-0.95% -0.06% 0.89%

1 Under current law, the year of Trust Fund reserve depletion is 2034.
Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2018 Trustees Report.