New Bill Aims to Lower Social Security Retirement Age for some Workers
The proposal uses a points system and would cover jobs like construction, roofing, nursing and manufacturing, with 39.1% of workers in physically demanding jobs, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Representative Haley Stevens introduced the Blue Collar Social Security Fairness Act, allowing workers in physically demanding jobs to claim full Social Security retirement benefits starting at age 60 without standard early-claiming penalties.
- Physical work often hinders employment into one's 60s, with 36 percent of workers in medium-to-heavy strength jobs. Stevens argued laborers should not be forced to wait until their bodies "give out" to access earned benefits.
- To qualify, workers must accumulate 20 base points or 15 age-adjusted points, earning credit for years with at least eight months of qualifying physical labor. The Social Security Administration would define these occupations.
- Recent legislation like the Social Security Fairness Act—which passed the House 327-75 and the Senate 76-20 in 2025—demonstrates bipartisan benefit changes can navigate legislative hurdles, though this proposal faces uncertain prospects in Congress.
- Amid the program's looming financial crunch, 2026 trustees project revenue will cover only 78 percent of full scheduled benefits after the fourth quarter of 2032 if Congress does not intervene.
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New Social Security Bill Could Let Some Americans Claim Full Benefits at 60 Instead of 67
Representative Haley Stevens proposes a bill that would allow qualifying workers in physically demanding jobs to claim full Social Security benefits at age 60, subject to work-history requirements.
A Democratic legislator proposes to amend the current rules so that those who perform physically demanding tasks can access the full benefits.
A new bill in Congress would lower the retirement age to 60. See who would qualify.
A new bill calling for lowering Social Security’s full retirement age from 67 to 60 for workers in physically demanding jobs could put additional strain on the trust fund that backs the system and create a two-tiered system among workers, retirement experts said.
A project by Haley Stevens would allow certain workers to claim 100% of Social Security from the age of 60: we explained who they would be.
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