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 2029. 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 |
2022 | 230 | 230 |
2023 | 211 | 211 |
2024 | 194 | 194 |
2025 | 177 | 177 |
2026 | 160 | 160 |
2027 | 143 | 143 |
2028 | 126 | 126 |
2029 | 109 | 109 |
2030 | 91 | 91 |
2031 | 74 | 74 |
2032 | 57 | 57 |
2033 | 39 | 39 |
2034 | 21 | 21 |
2035 | 3 | 3 |
2036 | -16 | -15 |
2037 | -35 | -35 |
2038 | -54 | -54 |
2039 | -74 | -74 |
2040 | -95 | -95 |
2041 | -116 | -115 |
2042 | -137 | -136 |
2043 | -158 | -157 |
2044 | -180 | -179 |
2045 | -202 | -200 |
2046 | -224 | -222 |
2047 | -246 | -244 |
2048 | -268 | -266 |
2049 | -291 | -289 |
2050 | -313 | -311 |
2051 | -336 | -334 |
2052 | -359 | -356 |
2053 | -383 | -379 |
2054 | -406 | -402 |
2055 | -430 | -425 |
2056 | -453 | -449 |
2057 | -477 | -472 |
2058 | -501 | -496 |
2059 | -525 | -520 |
2060 | -550 | -544 |
2061 | -575 | -569 |
2062 | -601 | -594 |
2063 | -627 | -620 |
2064 | -654 | -646 |
2065 | -681 | -673 |
2066 | -708 | -700 |
2067 | -736 | -727 |
2068 | -764 | -755 |
2069 | -792 | -782 |
2070 | -821 | -811 |
2071 | -850 | -839 |
2072 | -880 | -869 |
2073 | -910 | -898 |
2074 | -940 | -928 |
2075 | -971 | -958 |
2076 | -1003 | -990 |
2077 | -1036 | -1022 |
2078 | -1069 | -1055 |
2079 | -1104 | -1089 |
2080 | -1139 | -1123 |
2081 | -1175 | -1159 |
2082 | -1212 | -1195 |
2083 | -1249 | -1231 |
2084 | -1286 | -1268 |
2085 | -1324 | -1306 |
2086 | -1363 | -1344 |
2087 | -1402 | -1382 |
2088 | -1442 | -1421 |
2089 | -1481 | -1459 |
2090 | -1520 | -1497 |
2091 | -1558 | -1535 |
2092 | -1595 | -1571 |
2093 | -1632 | -1607 |
2094 | -1668 | -1643 |
2095 | -1703 | -1677 |
2096 | -1738 | -1711 |
2097 | -1773 | -1745 |
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