increase in benefit amounts

increase in benefit amounts Primary Insurance Amount Sec. 101. (a) Subsection (a) of section 215 of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: “Primary Insurance Amount “(a) Subject to the conditions specified in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the primary insurance amount of an insured individual shall be whichever of the following is the largest: “(1) The amount in column IV on the line on which in column III of the following table appears his average monthly wage (as determined under subsection (b)); “(2) The amount in column IV on the line on which in column II of the following table appears his primary insurance amount (as determined under subsection (c)); “(3) The amount in column IV on the line on which in column I of the following table appears his primary insurance benefit (as determined under subsection (d)); or “(4) In the case of an individual who was entitled to a disability insurance benefit for the month before the month in which he became entitled to old-age insurance benefits or died, the amount in column IV which is equal to his disability insurance benefit. 72 Stat. 1014 “Table for Determining Primary Insurance Amount and Maximum Family Benefits “I II III IV V “(Primary insurance benefit under 1939 Act, as modified) (Primary insurance amount under 1954 Act) (Average monthly wage) (Primary insurance amount) (Maximum family benefits) “If an individual’s primary insurance benefit (as determined under subsec. (d)) is— Or his primary Insurance amount (as determined under subsec. (c)) is— Or his average monthly wage (as determined under subsec. (b)) is— The amount referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this subsection shall be— And the maximum amount of benefits payable (as provided in sec. 203 (a)) on the basis of his wages and self-employment income shall be— “At least— But not more than— At least— But not more than— At least— But not more than— --------- $10.00 ------------ $30.00 ------------ $54 $33 $53.00 “$10.01 10.48 $30.10 31.00 $55 56 34 54.00 10.49 11.00 31.10 32.00 57 58 35 55.00 11.01 11.48 32.10 33.00 59 60 36 56.00 11.49 12.00 33.10 34.00 61 61 37 57.00 12.01 12.48 34.10 35.00 62 63 38 58.00 12.49 13.00 35.10 36.00 64 65 39 59.00 13.01 13.48 36.10 37.00 66 67 40 60.00 13.49 14.00 37.10 38.00 68 69 41 61.50 14.01 14.48 38.10 39.00 70 70 42 63.00 14.49 15.00 39.10 40.00 71 72 43 64.50 15.01 15.60 40.10 41.00 73 74 44 66.00 15.61 16.20 41.10 42.00 75 76 45 67.50 16.21 16.84 42.10 43.00 77 78 46 69.00 16.85 17.60 43.10 44.00 79 80 47 70.50 17.61 18.40 44.10 45.00 81 81 48 72.00 18.41 19.24 45.10 46.00 82 83 49 73.50 19.25 20.00 46.10 47.00 84 85 50 75.00 20.01 20.64 47.10 48.00 86 87 51 76.50 20.65 21.28 48.10 49.00 88 89 52 78.00 21.29 21.88 49.10 50.00 90 90 53 79.50 21.89 22.28 50.10 50.90 91 92 54 81.00 22.29 22.68 51.00 51.80 93 94 55 82.50 22.69 23.08 51.90 52.80 95 96 56 84.00 23.09 23.44 52.90 53.70 97 97 57 85.50 23.45 23.76 53.80 54.60 98 99 58 87.00 23.77 24.20 54.70 55.60 100 101 59 88.50 24.21 24.60 55.70 56.50 102 102 60 90.00 24.61 25.00 56.60 57.40 103 104 61 91.50 25.01 25.48 57.50 58.40 105 106 62 93.00 25.49 25.92 58.50 59.30 107 107 63 94.50 25.93 26.40 59.40 60.20 108 109 64 96.00 26.41 26.94 60.30 61.20 110 113 65 97.50 26.95 27.46 61.30 62.10 114 118 66 99.00 27.47 28.00 62.20 63.00 119 122 67 100.50 28.01 28.68 63.10 64.00 123 127 68 102.00 28.69 29.25 64.10 64.90 128 132 69 105.60 29.26 29.68 65.00 65.80 133 136 70 108.80 29.69 30.36 65.90 66.80 137 141 71 112.80 30.37 30.92 66.90 67.70 142 146 72 116.80 30.93 31.36 67.80 68.60 147 150 73 120.00 31.37 32.00 68.70 69.60 151 155 74 124.00 32.01 32.60 69.70 70.50 156 160 75 128.00 32.61 33.20 70.60 71.40 161 164 76 131.20 33.21 33.88 71.50 72.40 165 169 77 135.20 33.89 34.50 72.50 73.30 170 174 78 139.20 34.51 35.00 73.40 74.30 175 178 79 142.40 35.01 34.80 74.30 75.20 179 183 80 146.40 35.81 36.40 75.30 76.10 184 188 81 150.40 36.41 37.08 76.20 77.10 189 193 82 154.40 37.09 37.60 77.20 78.00 194 197 83 157.60 37.61 38.20 78.10 78.90 198 202 84 161.60 38.21 30.12 79.00 79.90 203 207 85 165.60 39.13 39.68 80.00 80.80 208 211 86 168.80 39.69 40.33 80.90 81.70 212 216 87 172.80 40.34 41.12 81.80 82.70 217 221 88 176.80 41.13 41.76 82.80 83.60 222 225 89 180.00 41.77 42.44 83.70 84.50 226 230 90 184.00 42.45 43.20 84.60 85.50 231 235 91 188.00 43.21 43.76 85.60 86.40 236 239 92 191.20 43.77 44.44 86.50 87.30 240 244 93 195.20 44.45 44.88 87.40 88.30 245 249 94 199.20 44.89 45.60 88.40 89.20 250 253 95 202.40 89.30 90.10 254 258 96 206.40 90.20 91.10 259 263 97 210.40 91.20 92.00 264 267 98 213.60 92.10 92.90 268 272 99 217.60 93.00 93.90 273 277 100 221.60 94.00 94.80 278 281 101 224.80 94.90 95.80 282 286 102 228.80 72 Stat. 1015 “Table for Determining Primary Insurance Amount and Maximum Family Benefits—Continued “I II III IV V “(Primary insurance benefit under 1939 Act, as modified) (Primary insurance amount under 1954 Act) (Average monthly wage) (Primary insurance amount) (Maximum family benefits) “If an individual’s primary insurance benefit (as determined under subsec. (d)) is— Or his primary Insurance amount (as determined under subsec. (c)) is— Or his average monthly wage (as determined under subsec. (b)) is— The amount referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this subsection shall be— And the maximum amount of benefits payable (as provided in sec. 203 (a)) on the basis of his wages and self-employment income shall be— “At least— But not more than— At least— But not more than— At least— But not more than— “$95.90 $96.70 $287 $291 $103 $232.80 96.80 97.60 292 295 104 236.00 97.70 98.60 296 300 105 240.00 98.70 99.50 301 305 106 244.00 99.60 100.40 306 309 107 247.20 100.50 101.40 310 314 108 251.20 101.50 102.30 315 319 109 254.00 102.40 103.20 320 323 110 254.00 103.30 104.20 324 328 111 254.00 104.30 105.10 329 333 112 254.00 105.20 106.00 334 337 113 254.00 106.10 107.00 338 342 114 254.00 107.10 107.90 343 347 115 254.00 108.00 108.50 348 351 116 254.00 352 356 117 254.00 357 361 118 254.00 362 365 119 254.00 366 370 120 254.00 371 375 121 254.00 370 379 122 254.00 380 384 123 254.00 385 389 124 254.00 390 393 125 254.00 394 398 126 254.00 399 400 127 254.00” Average Monthly Wage (b) (1) Section 215 (b) (1) of such Act is amended by striking out “An” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “For the purposes of column III of the table appearing in subsection (a) of this section, an”. (2) Such section 215 (b) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph: “(5) The provisions of this subsection shall be applicable only in the case of an individual with respect to whom not less than six of the quarters elapsing after 1950 are quarters of coverage, and— “(A) who becomes entitled to benefits under section 202 (a) or section 223 after December 1958, or “(B) who dies after such month without being entitled to benefits under such section 202 (a) or section 223, or “(C) who files an application for a recomputation under section 215 (f) (2) (A) after such month and is (or would, but for the provisions of section 215 (f) (6), be) entitled to have his primary insurance amount recomputed under such section, or “(D) who dies after such month and whose survivors are (or would, but for the provisions of section 215 (f) (6), be) entitled to a recomputation of his primary insurance amount under section 215 (f) (4); or “(E) who files an application for a recomputation under subparagraph (B) of section 102 (f) (2) of the Social Security Amendments of 1954 after such month and is (or would, but for the fact that such recomputation would not result in a higher primary insurance amount for such individual, be) entitled to have his primary insurance amount recomputed under such subparagraph.” 72 Stat. 1016 Primary Insurance Amount Under 1954 Act (c) Section 215 (c) of such Act is amended to read as follows: “Primary Insurance Amount Under 1954 Act “(c) (1) For the purposes of column II of the table appearing in subsection (a) of this section, an individual’s primary insurance amount shall be computed as provided in, and subject to the limitations specified in, (A) this section as in effect prior to the enactment of the Social Security Amendments of 1958, and (B) the applicable provisions of the Social Security Amendments of 1954. “(2) The provisions of this subsection shall be applicable only in the case of an individual— “(A) who became entitled to benefits under section 202 (a) or section 223 or died prior to January 1959, and “(B) to whom the provisions of paragraph (5) of subsection (b) are not applicable.” Primary Insurance Benefit Under 1939 Act (d) Section 215 (d) of such Act is amended to read as follows: “Primary Insurance Benefit Under 1939 Act “(d) (1) For the purposes of column I of the table appearing in subsection (a) of this section, an individual’s primary insurance benefit shall be computed as provided in this title as in effect prior to the enactment of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1950, except that— “(A) In the computation of such benefit, such individual’s average monthly wage shall (in lieu of being determined under section 209 (f) of such title as in effect prior to the enactment of such amendments) be determined as provided in subsection (b) of this section (but without regard to paragraph (5) thereof), except that his starting date shall be December 31, 1936. “(B) For purposes of such computation, the date he became entitled to old-age insurance benefits shall be deemed to be the date he became entitled to primary insurance benefits. “(C) The 1 per centum addition provided for in section 209 (e) (2) of this Act as in effect prior to the enactment of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1950 shall be applicable only with respect to calendar years prior to 1951, except that any wages paid in any year prior to such year any part of which was included in a period of disability shall not be counted. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the wages paid in the year in which such period of disability began shall be counted if the counting of such wages would result in a higher primary insurance amount. “(D) The provisions of subsection (e) shall be applicable to such computation. “(2) The provisions of this subsection shall be applicable only in the case of an individual— “(A) with respect to whom at least one of the quarters elapsing prior to 1951 is a quarter of coverage; “(B) who meets the requirements of any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of this section; and “(C) who attained age 22 after 1950 and with respect to whom less than six of the quarters elapsing after 1950 are quarters of coverage, or who attained such age before 1951.” 72 Stat. 1017 Minimum Survivors or Dependents Benefit (e) Section 202 (m) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out “$30” wherever it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof “the first figure in column IV of the table in section 215 (a)”. Maximum Benefits (f) Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: “Maximum Benefits “(a) Whenever the total of monthly benefits to which individuals are entitled under sections 202 and 223 for a month on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of an insured individual is greater than the amount appearing in column V of the table in section 215 (a) on the line on which appears in column IV such insured individual’s primary insurance amount, such total of benefits shall be reduced to such amount; except that— “(1) when any of such individuals so entitled would (but for the provisions of section 202 (k) (2) (A)) be entitled to child’s insurance benefits on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of one or more other insured individuals, such total of benefits shall not be reduced to less than the smaller of: (A) the sum of the maximum amounts of benefits payable on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of all such insured individuals, or (B) the last figure in column V of the table appearing in section 215 (a), or “(2) when any of such individuals was entitled (without the application of section 202 (j) (1) and section 223 (b)) to monthly benefits under section 202 or section 223 for December 1958, and the primary insurance amount of the insured individual on the basis of whose wages and self-employment income such monthly benefits are payable is determined under the provisions of section 215 (a) (2), then such total benefits shall not be reduced to less than the larger of— “(A) the amount determined under this subsection without regard to this paragraph, or “(B) the amount determined under this subsection as in effect prior to the enactment of the Social Security Amendments of 1958 or the amount determined under section 102 (h) of the Social Security Amendments of 1954, as the case may be, plus the excess of— “(i) the primary insurance amount of such insured individual in column IV of the table appearing in section 215 (a), over “(ii) his primary insurance amount determined under section 215 (c), or “(3) when any of such individuals is entitled (without the application of section 202 (j) (1) and section 223 (b)) to monthly benefits based on the wages and self-employment income of an insured individual with respect to whom a period of disability (as defined in section 216 (i)) began prior to January 1959 and continued until— “(A) he became entitled to benefits under section 202 or 223, or 72 Stat. 1018 “(B) he died, which ever first occurred, and the primary insurance amount of such insured individual is determined under the provisions of section 215 (a) (1) or (3) and is not less than $68, then such total of benefits shall not be reduced to less than the smaller of— “(C) the last figure in column V of the table appearing in section 215 (a), or “(D) the amount in column V of such table on the same line on which, in column IV, appears his primary insurance amount, plus the excess of— “(i) such primary insurance amount, over “(ii) the smaller amount in column II of the table on the line on which appears such primary insurance amount. In any case in which benefits are reduced pursuant to the preceding provisions of this subsection, such reduction shall be made after any deductions under this section and after any deductions under section 222 (b). Whenever a reduction is made under this subsection, each benefit, except the old-age or disability insurance benefit, shall be proportionately decreased.” Effective Date (g) The amendments made by this section shall be applicable in the case of monthly benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, for months after December 1958, and in the case of the lump-sum death payments under such title, with respect to deaths occurring after such month. Primary Insurance Amount for Certain Disability Insurance Beneficiaries (h) If an individual was entitled to a disability insurance benefit under section 223 of the Social Security Act for December 1958, and became entitled to old-age insurance benefits under section 202 (a) of such Act, or died, in January 1959, then, for purposes of paragraph (4) of section 215 (a) of the Social Security Act, as amended by this Act, the amount in column IV of the table appearing in such section 215 (a) for such individual shall be the amount in such column on the line on which in column II appears his primary insurance amount (as determined under subsection (c) of such section 215) instead of the amount in column IV equal to his disability insurance benefit. Saving Provision (i) In the case of any individual to whom the provisions of subsection (b) (5) of section 215 of the Social Security Act, as amended by this Act, are applicable and on the basis of whose wages and self-employment income benefits are payable for months prior to January 1959, his primary insurance amount for purposes of benefits for such prior months shall, if based on an application for such benefits or for a recomputation of such amount, as the case may be, filed after December 1958, be determined under such section 215, as in effect prior to the enactment of this Act, and, if such individual’s primary insurance amount as so determined is larger than the primary insurance amount determined for him under section 215 as amended by this Act, such larger primary insurance amount (increased to the next higher dollar if it is not a multiple of a dollar) shall, for months after December 1958, be his primary insurance amount for purposes of such section 72 Stat. 1019215 (and of the other provisions) of the Social Security Act as amended by this Act in lieu of the amount determined without regard to this subsection.