Social Security Disability: Early Payment Option
The House Committee on Ways and Means is currently reviewing this bill. It has not moved since August 31, 2026, and most bills do not receive a committee vote. The committee must decide whether to advance the bill for further consideration.
The bill has bipartisan support and addresses a clear financial hardship for disabled workers, but any changes to Social Security usually face a difficult path through Congress.
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The bill amends Title II of the Social Security Act and directs the Chief Actuary to recalculate the early-payment discount every five years so the change does not add long-term cost to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. This keeps the overall Social Security system's finances roughly neutral while changing how benefits are paid out to new disability applicants.
“the fiscal impact over a 75-year period upon the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund if all individuals who applied pursuant to paragraph (1) to receive disability insurance benefits made an election to receive benefits during their waiting periods is equal to the fiscal impact over such period upon such Trust Fund that would have been made if all individuals who applied had not made such election”
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
We Can't Wait Act of 2026
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