Rep. Haley Stevens introduced a bill Sept. 24 to let workers in physically demanding jobs claim full Social Security benefits at 60. The Social Security Administration would identify eligible occupations; the bill’s chances of passage remain uncertain.
Possible qualifying jobs named include construction, roofing, nursing and manufacturing, though the list is not exhaustive. The bill would direct the Social Security Administration to identify physically demanding occupations; a weighted-points system could let workers qualify even if only part of their career was in those jobs.
The article’s example says a worker on track for $2,000 monthly at 67 could receive $168,000 more by taking the full $2,000 from age 60 rather than waiting. It says the trust fund is forecast to run out as early as 2032 and earlier claims could speed that timeline; without congressional action, an automatic 22% cut to benefits would follow.
