Proposed Provision: D6. For spouses and children of retired and disabled workers becoming newly eligible beginning in 2029 and phased in for 2029 through 2038, limit their auxiliary benefit to one-half of the PIA for a hypothetical worker with earnings equal to the national average wage index (AWI) each year.

OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)

Year Current Law Provision
2022230230
2023211211
2024194194
2025177177
2026160160
2027143143
2028126126
2029109109
20309191
20317474
20325757
20333939
20342121
203533
2036-16-16
2037-35-35
2038-54-54
2039-74-74
2040-95-95
2041-116-115
2042-137-136
2043-158-158
2044-180-179
2045-202-201
2046-224-223
2047-246-245
2048-268-267
2049-291-289
2050-313-311
2051-336-334
2052-359-357
2053-383-379
2054-406-402
2055-430-425
2056-453-449
2057-477-472
2058-501-496
2059-525-519
2060-550-544
2061-575-568
2062-601-594
2063-627-619
2064-654-645
2065-681-672
2066-708-699
2067-736-726
2068-764-753
2069-792-781
2070-821-810
2071-850-838
2072-880-867
2073-910-897
2074-940-927
2075-971-957
2076-1003-988
2077-1036-1020
2078-1069-1054
2079-1104-1087
2080-1139-1122
2081-1175-1157
2082-1212-1193
2083-1249-1230
2084-1286-1267
2085-1324-1304
2086-1363-1342
2087-1402-1381
2088-1442-1420
2089-1481-1458
2090-1520-1496
2091-1558-1534
2092-1595-1570
2093-1632-1606
2094-1668-1642
2095-1703-1677
2096-1738-1711
2097-1773-1745
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