Proposed Provision: D5. Limit the spousal benefit to that received by the spouse of the 75th percentile career-average worker, beginning with retired workers newly eligible in 2027. For future cohorts, this limit would be indexed for inflation annually using chain weighted CPI-U. The provision affects divorced spouses and young spouses (retired workers) but not spouses of disabled workers.
OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)
Year |
Current Law |
Provision |
2020 | 261 | 261 |
2021 | 248 | 248 |
2022 | 233 | 233 |
2023 | 217 | 217 |
2024 | 200 | 200 |
2025 | 183 | 183 |
2026 | 165 | 165 |
2027 | 148 | 148 |
2028 | 130 | 130 |
2029 | 112 | 112 |
2030 | 94 | 94 |
2031 | 76 | 76 |
2032 | 58 | 58 |
2033 | 39 | 39 |
2034 | 20 | 20 |
2035 | 1 | 1 |
2036 | -19 | -18 |
2037 | -38 | -38 |
2038 | -59 | -58 |
2039 | -80 | -79 |
2040 | -101 | -100 |
2041 | -122 | -121 |
2042 | -144 | -143 |
2043 | -166 | -164 |
2044 | -188 | -186 |
2045 | -210 | -208 |
2046 | -232 | -230 |
2047 | -255 | -252 |
2048 | -277 | -274 |
2049 | -299 | -296 |
2050 | -322 | -318 |
2051 | -344 | -341 |
2052 | -367 | -363 |
2053 | -389 | -385 |
2054 | -412 | -407 |
2055 | -434 | -429 |
2056 | -457 | -452 |
2057 | -480 | -475 |
2058 | -504 | -497 |
2059 | -527 | -520 |
2060 | -551 | -544 |
2061 | -575 | -567 |
2062 | -599 | -592 |
2063 | -624 | -616 |
2064 | -650 | -641 |
2065 | -676 | -666 |
2066 | -702 | -692 |
2067 | -728 | -718 |
2068 | -755 | -744 |
2069 | -782 | -771 |
2070 | -809 | -798 |
2071 | -837 | -825 |
2072 | -866 | -853 |
2073 | -895 | -882 |
2074 | -925 | -911 |
2075 | -955 | -941 |
2076 | -986 | -971 |
2077 | -1018 | -1002 |
2078 | -1051 | -1034 |
2079 | -1084 | -1067 |
2080 | -1119 | -1101 |
2081 | -1154 | -1136 |
2082 | -1190 | -1171 |
2083 | -1226 | -1206 |
2084 | -1263 | -1242 |
2085 | -1300 | -1278 |
2086 | -1337 | -1315 |
2087 | -1374 | -1351 |
2088 | -1411 | -1388 |
2089 | -1448 | -1424 |
2090 | -1484 | -1459 |
2091 | -1520 | -1494 |
2092 | -1554 | -1528 |
2093 | -1589 | -1561 |
2094 | -1623 | -1594 |
2095 | -1657 | -1627 |
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