New Social Security bill would lower retirement age to 60 for some workers
Rep. Haley Stevens introduced a bill that would let some workers in physically demanding jobs claim full Social Security retirement benefits at age 60.
TL;DR
- Rep. Haley Stevens introduced the Blue Collar Social Security Fairness Act.
- The bill would lower the full Social Security retirement age to 60 for workers in physically demanding jobs.
- Currently, the earliest retirement age is 62 with reduced benefits, and full retirement age is 67 for those born in 1960 or later.
- The Social Security Administration would define and update a list of qualifying physically demanding occupations every three years.
- A weighted points system would credit workers for years spent in qualifying jobs, with different point values based on age brackets.
- To qualify for early retirement at 60, workers would need 15 points or 20 years of physically demanding work.
- The proposal aims to address the challenges faced by blue-collar workers in physically demanding jobs who may struggle to reach current retirement age milestones.