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Code of Federal Regulations Title 20. Employees' Benefits 20 CFR Pt. 404, Subpt. C, App. III APPENDIX III TO SUBPART C OF PART 404—BENEFIT TABLE

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This benefit table shows primary insurance amounts and maximum family benefits in effect in December 1978 based on cost-of-living increases which became effective for June 1978. (See § 404.403 for information on maximum family benefits.) You will also be able to find primary insurance amounts for an individual whose entitlement began in the period June 1977 through May 1978.

The benefit table in effect in December 1978 had a minimum primary insurance amount of $121.80. As explained in § 404.222(b), certain workers eligible, or who died without having been eligible, before 1982 had their benefit computed from this table. However, the minimum benefit provision was repealed for other workers by the 1981 amendments to the Act (the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Pub.L. 97–35 as modified by Pub.L. 97–123). As a result, this benefit table includes a downward extension from the former minimum of $121.80 to the lowest primary insurance amount now possible. The extension is calculated as follows. For each single dollar of average monthly wage in the benefit table, the primary insurance amount shown for December 1978 is $121.80 multiplied by the ratio of that average monthly wage to $76. The upper limit of each primary insurance benefit range in column I of the table is $16.20 multiplied by the ratio of the average monthly wage in column III of the table to $76. The maximum family benefit is 150 percent of the corresponding primary insurance amount.

The repeal of the minimum benefit provision is effective with January 1982 for most workers and their families where the worker initially becomes eligible for benefits after 1981 or dies after 1981 without having been eligible before January 1982. For members of a religious order who are required to take a vow of poverty, as explained in 20 CFR 404.1024, and which religious order elected Social Security coverage before December 29, 1981, the repeal is effective with January 1992 based on first eligibility or death in that month or later.

To use this table, you must first compute the primary insurance benefit (column I) or the average monthly wage (column III), then move across the same line to either column II or column IV as appropriate. To determine increases in primary insurance amounts since December 1978 you should see appendix VI. Appendix VI tells you, by year, the percentage of the increases. In applying each cost-of-living increase to primary insurance amounts, we round the increased primary insurance amount to the next lower multiple of $0.10 if not already a multiple of $0.10. (For cost-of-living increases which are effective before June 1982, we round to the next higher multiple of $0.10.)

EXTENDED DECEMBER 1978 TABLE OF BENEFITS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1982

[In dollars]

I. Primary insurance benefit:
If an individual's primary insur-
ance benefit (as determined under § 404.241(e))

II. Primary
insurance
amount
effective
June 1977:

III. Average monthly wage:
Or his or her average monthly
wage (as determined under

IV. Primary
insurance
amount effec-
tive January 1982:

V. Maximum
family benefits:
And the maxi mum amount
of benefits

is–

Or his or

§ 404.221) is–

Then his or

payable

At least–

But not more
than–

her
primary
insurance
amount is–

At least–

But not more
than–

her
primary
insurance
amount is–

on the basis of
his or her
wages and self-
employment
income is–

1

1.70

2.60

0.42

2

2

3.30

5.00

0.43

.63

3

3

4.90

7.40

.64

.85

4

4

6.50

9.80

.86

1.06

5

5

8.10

12.20

1.07

1.27

6

6

9.70

14.60

1.28

1.49

7

7

11.30

17.00

1.50

1.70

8

8

12.90

19.40

1.71

1.91

9

9

14.50

21.80

1.92

2.13

10

10

16.10

24.20

2.14

2.34

11

11

17.70

26.60

2.35

2.55

12

12

19.30

29.00

2.56

2.77

13

13

20.90

31.40

2.78

2.98

14

14

22.50

33.80

2.99

3.19

15

15

24.10

36.20

3.20

3.41

16

16

25.70

38.60

3.42

3.62

17

17

27.30

41.00

3.63

3.83

18

18

28.90

43.40

3.84

4.05

19

19

30.50

45.80

4.06

4.26

20

20

32.10

48.20

4.27

4.47

21

21

33.70

50.60

4.48

4.68

22

22

35.30

53.00

4.69

4.90

23

23

36.90

55.40

4.91

5.11

24

24

38.50

57.80

5.12

5.32

25

25

40.10

60.20

5.33

5.54

26

26

41.70

62.60

5.55

5.75

27

27

43.30

65.00

5.76

5.96

28

28

44.90

67.40

5.97

6.18

29

29

46.50

69.80

6.19

6.39

30

30

48.10

72.20

6.40

6.60

31

31

49.70

74.60

6.61

6.82

32

32

51.30

77.00

6.83

7.03

33

33

52.90

79.40

7.04

7.24

34

34

54.50

81.80

7.25

7.46

35

35

56.10

84.20

7.47

7.67

36

36

57.70

86.60

7.68

7.88

37

37

59.30

89.00

7.89

8.10

38

38

60.90

91.40

8.11

8.31

39

39

62.60

93.90

8.32

8.52

40

40

64.20

96.30

8.53

8.73

41

41

65.80

98.70

8.74

8.95

42

42

67.40

101.10

8.96

9.16

43

43

69.00

103.50

9.17

9.37

44

44

70.60

105.90

9.38

9.59

45

45

72.20

108.30

9.60

9.80

46

46

73.80

110.70

9.81

10.01

47

47

75.40

113.10

10.02

10.23

48

48

77.00

115.50

10.24

10.44

49

49

78.60

117.90

10.45

10.65

50

50

80.20

120.30

10.66

10.87

51

51

81.80

122.70

10.88

11.08

52

52

83.40

125.10

11.09

11.29

53

53

85.00

127.50

11.30

11.51

54

54

86.60

129.90

11.52

11.72

55

55

88.20

132.30

11.73

11.93

56

56

89.80

134.70

11.94

12.15

57

57

91.40

137.10

12.16

12.36

58

58

93.00

139.50

12.37

12.57

59

59

94.60

141.90

12.58

12.78

60

60

96.20

144.30

12.79

13.00

61

61

97.80

146.70

13.01

13.21

62

62

99.40

149.10

13.22

13.42

63

63

101.00

151.50

13.43

13.64

64

64

102.60

153.90

13.65

13.85

65

65

104.20

156.30

13.86

14.06

66

66

105.80

158.70

14.07

14.28

67

67

107.40

161.10

14.29

14.49

68

68

109.00

163.50

14.50

14.70

69

69

110.60

165.90

14.71

14.92

70

70

112.20

168.30

14.93

15.13

71

71

113.80

170.70

15.14

15.34

72

72

115.40

173.10

15.35

15.56

73

73

117.00

175.50

15.57

15.77

74

74

118.60

177.90

15.78

15.98

75

75

120.20

180.30

15.99

16.20

76

76

121.80

182.70

TABLE OF BENEFITS IN EFFECT IN DECEMBER 1978

[In dollars]

I. Primary insurance benefit:
If an individual's primary insur-
ance benefit as

II. Primary
insurance
amount
effective
June 1977:

III. Average monthly wage:
Or his or her average monthly
wage (as determined under

IV. Primary
insurance
amount effec tive June 1978:

V. Maximum
family benefits:
And the
maximum
amount

determined under

Or his or

§ 404.221) is–

Then his or

payable

§ 404.241(e))

her primary

her primary

on the basis

is–

insurance

insurance

of

At least–

But not more
than–

amount is–

At least–

But not more
than–

amount is–

his or her
wages and self-
employment
income is–

16.20

114.30

 76

121.80

 182.70

16.21

16.84

116.10

 77

 78

123.70

 185.60

16.85

17.60

118.80

 79

 80

126.60

 189.90

17.61

18.40

121.00

 81

 81

128.90

 193.50

18.41

19.24

123.00

 82

 83

131.20

 196.80

19.25

20.00

125.80

 84

 85

134.00

 201.00

20.01

20.64

128.10

 86

 87

136.50

 204.80

20.65

21.28

130.10

 88

 89

138.60

 207.90

21.29

21.88

132.70

 90

 90

141.40

 212.10

21.89

22.28

135.00

 91

 92

143.80

 215.70

22.29

22.68

137.20

 93

 94

146.20

  219.20

22.59

23.08

139.40

 95

 96

148.50

 222.80

23.09

23.44

142.00

 97

 97

151.30

 227.00

23.45

23.76

144.30

 98

 99

153.70

 230.60

23.77

24.20

147.10

 100

  101

156.70

 235.10

24.21

24.60

149.20

 102

 102

158.90

 238.50

24.61

25.00

151.70

 103

 104

161.60

 242.40

25.01

25.48

154.50

 105

 106

164.60

 246.90

25.49

25.92

157.00

 107

 107

167.30

 251.00

25.93

26.40

159.40

 108

 109

169.80

 254.80

26.41

26.94

161.90

 110

 113

172.50

 258.80

26.95

27.46

164.20

 114

 118

174.90

 262.40

27.47

28.00

166.70

 119

 122

177.60

 266.50

28.01

28.68

169.30

 123

 127

180.40

 270.60

28.69

29.25

171.80

 128

 132

183.00

 274.60

29.26

29.68

174.10

 133

 136

185.50

 278.30

29.69

30.36

176.50

 137

 141

188.00

 282.10

30.37

30.92

179.10

 142

 146

190.80

 286.20

30.93

31.36

181.70

 147

 150

193.60

 290.40

31.37

32.00

183.90

 151

 155

195.90

 293.90

32.01

32.60

186.50

 156

 160

198.70

 298.10

32.61

33.20

189.00

 161

 164

201.30

 302.00

33.21

33.88

191.40

 165

 169

203.90

 305.90

33.89

34.50

194.00

 170

 174

206.70

 310.10

34.51

35.00

196.30

 175

 178

209.10

 313.70

35.01

35.80

198.90

 179

 183

211.90

 318.00

35.81

36.40

201.30

 184

 188

214.40

 321.70

36.41

37.08

203.90

 189

  193

217.20

 326.00

37.09

37.60

206.40

 194

 197

219.90

 329.90

37.61

38.20

208.80

 198

 202

222.40

 333.60

38.21

39.12

211.50

 203

 207

225.30

 338.00

39.13

39.68

214.00

 208

 211

228.00

 342.00

39.69

40.33

216.00

 212

 216

230.10

 345.20

40.34

41.12

218.70

 217

 221

233.00

 349.50

41.13

41.76

221.20

 222

 225

235.60

 353.40

41.77

42.44

223.90

 226

 230

238.50

 357.80

42.45

43.20

226.30

 231

 235

241.10

 361.70

43.21

43.76

229.10

 236

 239

244.00

 366.10

43.77

44.44

231.20

 240

 244

246.30

 371.10

44.45

44.88

233.50

 245

 249

248.70

 378.80

44.89

45.60

236.40

 250

 253

251.80

 384.90

238.70

 254

 258

254.30

 392.50

240.80

 259

 263

256.50

 400.00

243.70

 264

 267

259.60

 206.00

246.10

 268

 272

262.10

 413.70

248.70

 273

 277

264.90

 421.20

251.00

 278

 281

267.40

 427.20

253.50

 282

 286

270.00

 434.90

256.20

 287

 291

272.90

 442.60

258.30

 292

 295

275.10

 448.50

261.10

 296

 300

278.10

 456.10

263.50

 301

 305

280.70

 463.80

265.80

 306

 309

283.10

 469.80

268.50

 310

 314

286.00

 477.40

270.70

 315

 319

288.30

 485.10

273.20

 320

 323

291.00

 491.10

275.80

 324

 328

293.80

 498.70

278.10

 329

 333

296.20

 506.20

281.00

 334

 337

299.30

 512.50

283.00

 338

 342

301.40

 519.90

285.60

 343

 347

304.20

 527.50

288.30

 348

 351

307.10

 533.60

290.50

 352

 356

309.40

 541.20

293.30

 357

 361

312.40

 548.80

295.60

 362

 365

314.90

 554.90

297.90

 366

 370

317.30

 562.50

300.60

 371

 375

320.20

 569.90

303.10

 376

 379

322.90

 576.30

305.70

 380

 384

325.60

 583.90

307.90

 385

 389

328.00

 591.30

310.30

 390

 393

330.50

 597.40

313.00

 394

 398

333.40

 605.10

315.40

 399

 403

336.00

 612.70

318.20

 404

 407

338.90

 618.60

320.20

 408

 412

341.10

 626.30

322.50

 413

 417

343.50

 633.80

324.80

 418

 421

346.00

 639.90

327.40

 422

 426

348.70

 647.50

329.60

 427

 431

351.10

 655.10

331.60

 432

 436

353.20

 662.70

334.40

 437

 440

356.20

 665.70

336.50

 441

 445

358.40

 669.70

338.70

 446

 450

360.80

 673.40

341.30

 451

 454

363.50

 676.30

343.50

 455

 459

365.90

 680.10

345.80

 460

 464

368.30

 683.80

347.90

 465

 468

370.60

 687.10

350.70

 469

 473

373.50

 690.80

352.60

 474

 478

375.60

 694.60

354.90

 479

 482

378.00

 697.70

357.40

 483

 487

380.70

 701.60

359.70

 488

 492

383.10

 705.40

361.90

 493

 496

385.50

 708.40

364.50

 497

 501

388.20

 712.10

366.60

 502

  506

390.50

 715.80

368.90

 507

 510

392.90

 719.00

371.10

 511

 515

395.30

 722.80

373.70

 516

 520

398.00

 726.70

375.80

 521

 524

400.30

 729.50

378.10

 525

 529

402.70

 733.40

380.80

 530

 534

405.60

 737.10

382.80

 535

 538

407.70

 740.20

385.10

 539

 543

410.20

 744.10

387.60

 544

 548

412.80

 747.80

389.90

 549

 553

415.30

 751.60

392.10

 554

 556

417.60

 753.90

393.90

 557

 560

419.60

 756.90

396.10

 561

 563

421.90

 759.30

398.20

 564

 567

424.10

 762.30

400.40

 568

 570

426.50

 764.50

402.30

 571

 574

428.50

 767.50

404.40

 575

 577

430.70

 769.90

406.20

 578

 581

432.70

 772.80

408.40

 582

 584

435.00

 775.20

410.20

 585

 588

436.90

 778.20

412.60

 589

 591

439.50

 780.50

414.60

 592

 595

441.60

 783.50

416.70

 596

 598

443.80

 785.60

418.70

 599

 602

446.00

 788.90

420.70

 603

 605

448.10

 791.10

422.80

 606

 609

450.30

 794.00

424.90

 610

 612

452.60

 796.50

426.90

 613

 616

454.70

 799.50

428.90

 617

 620

456.80

 802.50

431.00

 621

 623

459.10

 804.80

433.00

 624

 627

461.20

 807.90

435.10

 628

 630

463.40

 810.70

437.10

 631

 634

465.60

 814.70

439.20

 635

 637

467.80

 818.50

441.40

 638

 641

470.10

 822.40

443.20

 642

 644

472.10

 826.10

445.40

 645

 648

474.40

 830.10

447.40

 649

 652

476.50

 833.70

448.60

 653

 656

477.80

 836.10

449.90

 657

 660

479.20

 838.40

451.50

 661

 665

480.90

 841.50

453.10

 666

 670

482.60

 844.50

454.80

 671

 675

484.40

 847.40

456.40

 676

 680

486.10

 850.50

458.00

 681

 685

487.80

 853.50

459.80

 686

 690

489.70

 856.40

461.20

 691

 695

491.20

 859.60

462.80

 696

 700

492.90

 862.60

464.50

 701

 705

494.70

 865.60

466.10

 706

 710

496.40

 868.60

467.70

 711

 715

498.20

 871.50

469.40

 716

 720

500.00

 874.60

471.00

 721

 725

501.70

 877.60

472.60

 726

 730

503.40

 880.70

474.20

 731

 735

505.10

 883.80

475.90

 736

 740

506.90

 886.70

477.40

 741

 745

508.50

 889.90

478.90

 746

 750

510.10

 892.70

480.40

 751

 755

511.70

 896.40

481.80

 756

 760

513.20

 897.80

483.20

 761

 765

514.70

 900.40

484.50

 766

 770

516.00

 903.00

485.80

 771

 775

517.40

 905.40

487.20

 776

 780

518.90

 907.90

488.60

 781

 785

520.40

 910.40

489.80

 786

 790

521.70

 912.90

491.10

 791

 795

523.10

 915.40

492.50

 796

 800

524.60

 918.00

494.00

 801

 805

526.20

 920.50

495.30

 806

 810

527.50

 923.00

496.70

 811

 815

529.00

 925.60

498.00

 816

 820

530.40

 928.00

499.40

 821

 825

531.90

 930.60

500.70

 826

 830

533.30

 933.10

502.00

 831

 835

534.70

 935.70

503.30

 836

 840

536.10

 938.10

504.70

 841

 845

537.60

 940.80

506.00

 846

 850

538.90

 943.00

507.50

 851

 855

540.50

 945.70

508.80

 856

 860

541.90

 948.10

510.20

 861

 865

543.40

 950.70

511.50

 866

 870

544.80

 953.20

512.90

 871

 875

546.30

 955.70

514.10

 876

 880

547.60

 958.20

515.50

 881

 885

549.10

 960.80

516.80

 886

 890

550.40

 963.20

518.20

 891

 895

551.90

 966.00

519.60

 896

 900

553.40

 968.30

521.00

 901

 905

554.90

 970.90

522.30

 906

 910

556.30

 973.50

523.70

 911

 915

557.80

 976.00

525.10

 916

 920

559.30

 978.30

526.30

 921

 925

560.60

 961.00

527.60

 926

 930

561.90

 983.40

529.00

 931

 935

563.40

 985.90

530.40

 936

 940

564.90

 988.50

531.70

 941

 945

566.30

 991.00

533.00

 946

 950

567.70

 993.50

534.50

 951

 955

569.30

 996.10

535.90

 956

 960

570.80

 998.60

537.30

 961

 965

572.30

1,001.00

538.40

 966

 970

573.40

1,003.60

539.80

 971

 975

574.90

1,006.20

541.20

 976

 980

576.40

1,008.50

542.60

 981

 985

577.90

1,011.10

543.80

 986

 990

579.20

1,013.60

545.20

 991

 995

580.70

1,016.20

546.60

 996

1,000

582.20

1,018.60

547.80

1,001

1,005

583.50

1,020.70

548.90

1,006

1,010

584.60

1,023.20

550.20

1,011

1,015

586.00

1,025.30

551.50

1,016

1,020

587.40

1,027.80

552.60

1,021

1,025

588.60

1,029.90

553.80

1,026

1,030

589.80

1,032.20

555.10

1,031

1,035

591.20

1,034.50

556.20

1,036

1,040

592.40

1,036.70

557.50

1,041

1,045

593.80

1,039.10

558.80

1,046

1,050

595.20

1,041.30

559.80

1,051

1,055

596.20

1,043.40

561.10

1,056

1,060

597.60

1,045.90

562.40

1,061

1,065

599.00

1,048.00

563.60

1,066

1,070

600.30

1,050.50

564.80

1,071

1,075

601.60

1,052.60

566.00

1,076

1,080

602.80

1,054.90

567.30

1,081

1,085

604.20

1,057.10

568.40

1,086

1,090

605.40

1,059.40

569.70

1,091

1,095

606.80

1,061.70

571.00

1,096

1,100

608.20

1,064.00

572.00

1,101

1,105

609.20

1,066.10

573.30

1,106

1,110

610.60

1,068.50

574.60

1,111

1,115

612.00

1,070.70

575.70

1,116

1,120

613.20

1,073.10

577.00

1,121

1,125

614.60

1,075.30

578.20

1,126

1,130

615.80

1,077.60

579.40

1,131

1,135

617.10

1,079.70

580.60

1,136

1,140

618.40

1,082.20

581.90

1,141

1,145

619.80

1,084.40

583.10

1,146

1,150

621.10

1,086.70

584.20

1,151

1,555

622.20

1,088.80

585.50

1,156

1,160

623.60

1,091.10

586.70

1,161

1,165

624.90

1,093.40

587.90

1,166

1,170

626.20

1,095.80

589.20

1,171

1,175

627.50

1,098.00

590.30

1,176

1,180

628.70

1,100.20

591.40

1,181

1,185

629.90

1,102.20

592.60

1,186

1,190

631.20

1,104.30

593.70

1,191

1,195

632.30

1,106.50

594.80

1,196

1,200

633.50

1,108.60

595.90

1,201

1,205

634.70

1,110.60

597.10

1,206

1,210

636.00

1,112.90

598.20

1,211

1,215

637.10

1,114.90

599.30

1,216

1,220

638.30

1,117.00

600.40

1,221

1,225

639.50

1,119.00

601.60

1,226

1,230

640.80

1,121.20

602.70

1,231

1,235

641.90

1,123.30

603.80

1,236

1,240

643.10

1,125.40

605.00

1,241

1,245

644.40

1,127.50

606.10

1,246

1,250

645.50

1,129.60

607.20

1,251

1,255

646.70

1,131.60

608.30

1,256

1,260

647.90

1,133.80

609.50

1,261

1,265

649.20

1,135.90

610.60

1,266

1,270

650.30

1,138.00

611.70

1,271

1,275

651.50

1,140.00

612.80

1,276

1,280

652.70

1,142.20

613.80

1,281

1,285

653.70

1,144.10

614.80

1,286

1,290

654.90

1,146.10

616.00

1,291

1,295

656.10

1,148.00

617.00

1,296

1,300

657.20

1,150.00

618.10

1,301

1,305

658.30

1,152.00

619.10

1,306

1,310

659.40

1,154.00

620.20

1,311

1,315

660.60

1,155.90

621.30

1,316

1,320

661.70

1,157.90

622.30

1,321

1,325

662.80

1,159.80

623.40

1,326

1,330

664.00

1,161.90

624.40

1,331

1,335

665.00

1,163.80

625.50

1,336

1,340

666.20

1,165.80

626.60

1,341

1,345

667.40

1,167.70

627.60

1,346

1,350

668.40

1,169.70

628.70

1,351

1,355

669.60

1,171.70

629.70

1,356

1,360

670.70

1,173.70

630.80

1,361

1,365

671.90

1,175.60

631.80

1,366

1,370

672.90

1,177.70

632.90

1,371

1,375

674.10

1,179.60

633.90

1,376

1,380

675.20

1,181.60

634.90

1,381

1,385

676.20

1,183.40

635.90

1,386

1,390

677.30

1,185.30

636.90

1,391

1,395

678.30

1,187.10

637.90

1,396

1,400

679.40

1,189.00

638.90

1,401

1,405

680.50

1,190.80

639.90

1,406

1,410

681.50

1,192.70

640.90

1,411

1,415

682.60

1,194.60

641.90

1,416

1,420

683.70

1,196.50

642.90

1,421

1,425

685.70

1,198.30

643.90

1,426

1,430

684.80

1,200.20

644.90

1,431

1,435

686.90

1,202.00

645.90

1,436

1,440

687.90

1,203.90

646.90

1,441

1,445

689.00

1,205.70

647.90

1,446

1,450

690.10

1,207.70

648.90

1,451

1,455

691.10

1,209.50

649.90

1,456

1,460

692.20

1,211.40

650.90

1,461

1,465

693.30

1,213.20

651.90

1,466

1,470

694.30

1,215.10

652.90

1,471

1,475

695.40

1,216.90

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 20. Employees' Benefits 20 CFR Pt. 404, Subpt. C, App. III APPENDIX III TO SUBPART C OF PART 404—BENEFIT TABLE - last updated October 03, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-20-employees-benefits/cfr-pt-20-404-subpt-c-app-iii/


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