[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: 20CFR229.55]



[Page 484]

 

                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 229_SOCIAL SECURITY OVERALL MINIMUM GUARANTEE--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart F_Computation of the Overall Minimum Rate

 

Sec.  229.55  Reduction for spouse social security benefit.



    A spouse benefit under the overall minimum, after any adjustment for 

the family maximum and for age, is reduced, but not below zero, by the 

amount of any social security benefit being paid to the spouse on other 

than the employee's earnings record. If the social security benefit is 

equal to or higher than the spouse overall minimum benefit and the 

family maximum applies, the overall minimum rate is recomputed so that 

the spouse is not included, if it would result in a higher overall 

minimum rate.