---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 228.15"
title: "20"
number: "228.15"
heading: "Reduction for age."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/228.15"
---

# §228.15. Reduction for age.

- (a) **Widow(er), surviving divorced spouse, or remarried widow(er).** The tier I annuity component is reduced 19/40 of 1 percent multiplied by the number of months before the annuitant attains full retirement age (presently age 65) effective with the annuity beginning date for widow(ers) born before 1/2/40. (For widow(ers) born after 1/1/40, see [section 216(l)](/cfr/20/216.md?p=l) of the Social Security Act.)
- (b) **Disabled widow(er), disabled surviving divorced spouse, or disabled remarried widow(er).** The tier I annuity component is reduced for a maximum of 60 months even though the annuity may begin at age 50.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 16368, Mar. 30, 1995, unless otherwise noted.