Summary of Provisions That Would Change the Social Security Program

Solvency Provisions	Description of Proposed Provisions: Provisions Affecting Family Member Benefits

Estimates based on the intermediate assumptions of the 2011 Trustees Report

		Long-range actuarial balance	Annual balance in 75th year	Long-range actuarial balance	Annual balance in 75th year
		Change from present law		Results with this provision
	Present Law, Alternative II.			-2.22	-4.24
D1	Beginning in 2012, continue benefits for children of disabled or deceased workers until age 22 if the child is in high school, college or vocational school. graph \| table \| pdf-graph \| pdf-table \| memo (National Academy of Social Insurance)	-0.07	-0.06	-2.29	-4.31
D2	The current spouse benefit is based on 50 percent of the PIA of the other spouse. Reduce this percent each year by 1 percentage point beginning with newly eligible spouses in 2012, until the percent reaches 33 in 2028. graph \| table \| pdf-graph \| pdf-table \| memo (National Academy of Social Insurance)	0.12	0.18	-2.10	-4.06


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