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 2028. 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 |
2021 | 253 | 253 |
2022 | 231 | 231 |
2023 | 214 | 214 |
2024 | 196 | 196 |
2025 | 178 | 178 |
2026 | 159 | 159 |
2027 | 141 | 141 |
2028 | 122 | 122 |
2029 | 104 | 104 |
2030 | 85 | 85 |
2031 | 66 | 66 |
2032 | 46 | 46 |
2033 | 27 | 27 |
2034 | 7 | 7 |
2035 | -13 | -13 |
2036 | -33 | -33 |
2037 | -54 | -54 |
2038 | -76 | -75 |
2039 | -97 | -97 |
2040 | -119 | -119 |
2041 | -142 | -141 |
2042 | -165 | -164 |
2043 | -188 | -187 |
2044 | -211 | -210 |
2045 | -235 | -233 |
2046 | -258 | -257 |
2047 | -282 | -280 |
2048 | -306 | -304 |
2049 | -330 | -328 |
2050 | -354 | -352 |
2051 | -378 | -376 |
2052 | -403 | -400 |
2053 | -427 | -424 |
2054 | -452 | -449 |
2055 | -477 | -473 |
2056 | -502 | -498 |
2057 | -527 | -523 |
2058 | -552 | -548 |
2059 | -578 | -573 |
2060 | -604 | -598 |
2061 | -630 | -624 |
2062 | -657 | -651 |
2063 | -684 | -678 |
2064 | -712 | -705 |
2065 | -740 | -732 |
2066 | -768 | -760 |
2067 | -796 | -788 |
2068 | -825 | -817 |
2069 | -855 | -846 |
2070 | -884 | -875 |
2071 | -914 | -904 |
2072 | -945 | -934 |
2073 | -976 | -965 |
2074 | -1007 | -995 |
2075 | -1039 | -1027 |
2076 | -1071 | -1059 |
2077 | -1105 | -1092 |
2078 | -1139 | -1126 |
2079 | -1175 | -1161 |
2080 | -1211 | -1197 |
2081 | -1248 | -1233 |
2082 | -1286 | -1270 |
2083 | -1324 | -1308 |
2084 | -1363 | -1346 |
2085 | -1403 | -1385 |
2086 | -1443 | -1424 |
2087 | -1483 | -1464 |
2088 | -1524 | -1504 |
2089 | -1564 | -1544 |
2090 | -1604 | -1583 |
2091 | -1643 | -1621 |
2092 | -1681 | -1658 |
2093 | -1718 | -1694 |
2094 | -1754 | -1729 |
2095 | -1789 | -1764 |
2096 | -1825 | -1798 |
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