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A new bill in Congress would lower the retirement age to 60. See who would qualify.
Thursday, September 24, 2026
A bill in Congress proposes lowering Social Security's full retirement age to 60 for workers in physically demanding jobs, down from the current age of 67. The measure would apply to a subset of workers rather than all beneficiaries. Retirement experts said the change could increase costs to the Social Security trust fund.
