{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-229.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 229.21","heading":"When a spouse is eligible for an increase under the overall minimum.","body":"Normally, only the employee annuity receives the amount of the overall minimum increase. However, a spouse annuity may be increased under the O/M in cases in which the O/M benefit amount exceeds the total amount of the employee and spouse annuity.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 229—SOCIAL SECURITY OVERALL MINIMUM GUARANTEE","Subpart C—Eligibility for Increase Under the Overall Minimum"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"12164055393ea5ab2946be15f681191d60dd8d0b94cda49220c6fdd6f27723dc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-229.20","next":"us/20-cfr-229.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}