20 CFR Part 404, Appendix V — Computing the Special Minimum Primary Insurance Amount and Related Maximum Family Benefits

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These tables are based on section 215(a)(1)(C)(i) of the Social Security Act, as amended. They include the percent cost-of-living increase shown in appendix VI for each effective date.

I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$12.70	$19.10
12	25.3	38
13	38	57
14	50.6	75.9
15	63.2	94.9
16	75.9	113.9
17	88.5	132.8
18	101.2	151.8
19	113.8	170.7
20	126.4	189.6
21	139.1	208.7
22	151.7	227.6
23	164.4	246.6
24	177	265.5
25	189.6	284.5
26	202.3	303.5
27	214.9	322.4
28	227.5	341.3
29	240.2	360.3
30	252.8	379.2
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$14.60	$21.90
12	29	43.5
13	43.5	65.3
14	57.9	86.9
15	72.3	108.5
16	86.8	130.2
17	101.2	151.8
18	115.7	173.6
19	130.1	195.2
20	144.5	216.8
21	159	238.6
22	173.4	260.2
23	188	282
24	202.4	303.6
25	216.8	325.2
26	231.3	347
27	245.7	368.6
28	260.1	390.2
29	274.6	411.9
30	289	433.5
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefits
11	$16.30	$24.50
12	32.3	48.5
13	48.4	72.7
14	64.4	96.7
15	80.4	120.7
16	96.6	144.9
17	112.6	168.9
18	128.7	193.1
19	144.7	217.1
20	160.7	241.1
21	176.9	265.4
22	192.9	289.4
23	209.1	313.7
24	225.1	337.7
25	241.1	361.7
26	257.3	386
27	273.3	410
28	289.3	434
29	305.4	458.1
30	321.4	482.1
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$17.50	$26.30
12	34.6	52
13	51.9	78
14	69.1	103.8
15	86.3	129.6
16	103.7	155.6
17	120.9	181.3
18	138.2	207.3
19	155.4	233.1
20	172.5	258.9
21	189.9	285
22	207.1	310.8
23	224.5	336.9
24	241.7	362.6
25	258.9	388.4
26	276.3	414.5
27	293.5	440.3
28	310.7	466.1
29	327.9	491.9
30	345.1	517.7
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$18.10	$27.20
12	35.8	53.8
13	53.7	80.7
14	71.5	107.4
15	89.3	134.1
16	107.3	161
17	125.1	187.6
18	143	214.5
19	160.8	241.2
20	178.5	267.9
21	196.5	294.9
22	214.3	321.6
23	232.3	348.6
24	250.1	375.2
25	267.9	401.9
26	285.9	429
27	303.7	455.7
28	321.5	482.4
29	339.3	509.1
30	357.1	535.8
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$18.70	$28.10
12	37	55.6
13	55.5	83.5
14	74	111.1
15	92.4	138.7
16	111	166.6
17	129.4	194.1
18	148	222
19	166.4	249.6
20	184.7	277.2
21	203.3	305.2
22	221.8	332.8
23	240.4	360.8
24	258.8	388.3
25	277.2	415.9
26	295.9	444
27	314.3	471.6
28	332.7	499.2
29	351.1	526.9
30	369.5	554.5
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$19.20	$28.90
12	38.1	57.3
13	57.2	86
14	76.2	114.5
15	95.2	142.9
16	114.4	171.7
17	133.4	200.1
18	152.5	228.8
19	171.5	257.3
20	190.4	285.7
21	209.6	314.6
22	228.6	343.1
23	247.8	371.9
24	266.8	400.3
25	285.7	428.7
26	305	457.7
27	324	486.2
28	343	514.6
29	361.9	543.2
30	380.9	571.6
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$19.40	$29.20
12	38.5	58
13	57.9	87.1
14	77.1	115.9
15	96.4	144.7
16	115.8	173.9
17	135.1	202.7
18	154.4	231.7
19	173.7	260.6
20	192.8	289.4
21	212.3	318.6
22	231.5	347.5
23	251	376.7
24	270.2	405.5
25	289.4	434.2
26	308.9	463.6
27	328.2	492.5
28	347.4	521.2
29	366.6	550.2
30	385.8	579
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$20.20	$30.40
12	40.1	60.4
13	60.3	90.7
14	80.3	120.7
15	100.4	150.7
16	120.6	181.2
17	140.7	211.2
18	160.8	241.4
19	180.9	271.5
20	200.8	301.5
21	221.2	331.9
22	241.2	362
23	261.5	392.5
24	281.5	422.5
25	301.5	452.4
26	321.8	483
27	341.9	513.1
28	361.9	543
29	381.9	573.3
30	402	603.3
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$21.00	$31.60
12	41.7	62.8
13	62.7	94.3
14	83.5	125.5
15	104.4	156.7
16	125.4	188.4
17	146.3	219.6
18	167.2	251
19	188.1	282.3
20	208.8	313.5
21	230	345.1
22	250.8	376.4
23	271.9	408.2
24	292.7	439.4
25	313.5	470.4
26	334.6	502.3
27	355.5	533.6
28	376.3	564.7
29	397.1	596.2
30	418	627.4
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$21.90	$33.00
12	43.6	65.7
13	65.6	98.7
14	87.4	131.3
15	109.3	164
16	131.2	197.2
17	153.1	229.9
18	175	262.7
19	196.9	295.5
20	218.6	328.2
21	240.8	361.3
22	262.5	394
23	284.6	427.3
24	306.4	460
25	328.2	492.5
26	350.3	525.9
27	372.2	558.6
28	393.9	591.2
29	415.7	624.2
30	437.6	656.8
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$23.00	$34.70
12	45.9	69.2
13	69.1	104
14	92.1	138.3
15	115.2	172.8
16	138.2	207.8
17	161.3	242.3
18	184.4	276.8
19	207.5	311.4
20	230.4	345.9
21	253.8	380.8
22	276.6	415.2
23	299.9	450.3
24	322.9	484.8
25	345.9	519
26	369.2	554.2
27	392.2	588.7
28	415.1	623.1
29	438.1	657.9
30	461.2	692.2
I. Years of coverage	II. Primary insurance amount	III. Maximum family benefit
11	$23.80	$35.90
12	47.5	71.7
13	71.6	107.8
14	95.5	143.4
15	119.4	179.1
16	143.3	215.4
17	167.2	251.2
18	191.2	287
19	215.1	322.9
20	238.9	358.6
21	263.1	394.8
22	286.8	430.5
23	310.9	466.9
24	334.8	502.7
25	358.6	538.2
26	382.8	574.7
27	406.7	610.4
28	430.4	646.1
29	454.3	682.2
30	478.2	717.80

Note: The amounts shown in the above table for years of coverage less than 19 are not payable for June 1981 through December 1981 because the corresponding values shown in column II are less than the $135.70 minimum primary insurance amount payable for that period. For months after December 1981, a special minimum primary insurance amount of $128.70 will be payable.

[47 FR 30734, July 15, 1982, as amended at 52 FR 8248, Mar. 17, 1987; 57 FR 44097, Sept. 24, 1992; 57 FR 45878, Oct. 5, 1992]