The economic collapse caused by the pandemic has unearthed a COVID-19 glitch that, if gone uncorrected, would cause cuts in the Social Security benefits of millions of Americans.

Now, Representative John Larson (D-CT)―Chairman of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee―has introduced a solution! The Social Security COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act would:

• Prevent a cut in benefits for those born in 1960 or later
• Ensure the Average Wage Index (AWI) never drops below the previous year’s
• Increase benefits across the board by 2%
• Increase the special minimum benefit by 125%, lifting more people out of poverty
• Expand benefits for grandparents providing for dependent grandchildren, dependent students so they can better afford their education, dependent widows or widowers and SSI recipients―the poorest Social Security beneficiaries

Become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Social Security COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act today to correct this technical glitch and protect and expand our earned benefits in the midst of the pandemic!