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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 2012 Trustees Report


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  Change from present law Results with this provision
Long-range
actuarial
balance		 Annual
balance in
75th year		 Long-range
actuarial
balance		 Annual
balance in
75th year
  Present Law, Alternative II.
     -2.67 -4.50
D1 Beginning in 2013, 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 (Moore) | memo (National Academy of Social Insurance) 		-0.07 -0.06 -2.73 -4.57
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 2013, until the percent reaches 33 in 2029.
graph | table | pdf-graph | pdf-table | memo (National Academy of Social Insurance) 		0.12 0.18 -2.54 -4.33
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