[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR222.42]

[Page 420]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 222_FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart E_Relationship as Parent, Grandchild, Brother or Sister
 
Sec. 222.42  When employee is contributing to support.

    (a) An employee is contributing to the support of a person if the 
employee gives cash, goods, or services to help support such person. 
Support includes food, clothing, housing, routine medical care, and 
other ordinary and necessary living expenses. The value of any goods 
which the employee contributes shall be based upon the replacement cost 
of those goods at the time they are contributed. If the employee 
provides services that would otherwise require monetary payment, the 
cash value of the employee's services may be considered a contribution 
to support.
    (b) The employee is contributing to the support of a person if that 
person receives an allotment, allowance, or benefit based upon the 
employee's military pay, veteran's pension or compensation, social 
security earnings, or railroad compensation.
    (c) Contributions must be made regularly and must be large enough to 
meet an important part of the person's ordinary and necessary living 
expenses. If the employee provides only occasional gifts or donations 
for special purposes, they will not be considered contributions for 
support. Although the employee's contributions must be made on a regular 
basis, temporary interruptions caused by circumstances beyond the 
employee's control, such as illness or unemployment, will be disregarded 
unless during these interruptions someone else assumes responsibility 
for support of the person on a regular basis.