20 CFR 404.404
§ 404.404 How reduction for maximum affects insured individual and other persons entitled on his earnings record.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 404.404, § 404.404 How reduction for maximum affects insured individual and other persons entitled on his earnings record, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78274
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If a reduction of monthly benefits is required under the provisions of § 404.403, the monthly benefit amount of each of the persons entitled to a monthly benefits on the same earnings record (with the exception of the individual entitled to old-age or disability insurance benefits) is proportionately reduced so that the total benefits that can be paid in 1 month (including an amount equal to the primary insurance amount of the old-age or disability insurance beneficiary, when applicable) does not exceed the maximum family benefit (except as provided in § 404.405 where various savings clause provisions are described).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.