Current Law Projections
- Early
Eligibility Age
Beneficiaries - Low
Lifetime
Earners
Oldest
Old- Scheduled
vs. Payable
Benefits - Special
Minimum
Benefit - Spousal-
Only
Beneficiaries - Survivor-
Only
Beneficiaries - Women
& Dual
Entitlement - Why Will Poverty
Decline for
Beneficiaries?
Chart Description - Women and Dual Entitlement, 2025–2080
Released: April 2012Next expected update: Spring 2014
| Year | Percentage of women, aged 60 or older | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Worker only | Dually entitled | Spousal only | |
| 2025 | 57.35 | 36.08 | 6.59 |
| 2030 | 59.15 | 35.21 | 5.64 |
| 2035 | 60.37 | 34.73 | 4.88 |
| 2040 | 62.10 | 33.85 | 4.04 |
| 2045 | 63.38 | 32.78 | 3.85 |
| 2050 | 65.30 | 30.97 | 3.75 |
| 2055 | 67.51 | 28.92 | 3.57 |
| 2060 | 69.17 | 27.19 | 3.63 |
| 2065 | 70.12 | 26.27 | 3.60 |
| 2070 | 70.41 | 25.97 | 3.62 |
| 2075 | 71.03 | 25.29 | 3.68 |
| 2080 | 71.50 | 24.76 | 3.74 |