SpecMin Members Public Methods

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	~SpecMin	Destructor.
	applyColas	Applies benefit increases to 1977 Amendments PIA or MFB.
	applyColasElig	Applies benefit increases to 1977 Amendments PIA or MFB.
	calculate	Computes special minimum PIA.
	cpiBase	Applies CPI and wage base increases to 1973 Act PIA Table.
	diMax	Applies DI maximum provision, including COLAs to date of benefit.
	dimaxElig	Applies DI maximum provision as of year of eligibility.
	getAme	Returns ame or aime.
	getAmeTotal	Returns average (indexed) monthly earnings before application of totalization provision, if applicable.
	getApplicable	Returns indicator for use of pia calculation method.
	getCap	Returns percentage cap for MFB (for DI cases).
	getCpiYear	Returns year that benefit increases were applied.
	getftearn	Returns sum of high n years of earnings.
	getIndCap	Returns disability MFB cap indicator.
	getIoasdi	Returns type of benefit.
	getMethod	Returns the calculation method.
	getPiaEligTotal	Returns PIA at eligibility before application of totalization provision, if applicable (0 otherwise).
	getPiaTotal	Returns PIA before application of totalization provision, if applicable (0 otherwise).
	getPiaWindfall	Returns PIA at eligibility before application of windfall provision, if applicable (0 otherwise).
	getSpecMinAmount	Returns special minimum dollar amount per year of coverage.
	getSpecMinYearsExcess	Returns number of years of coverage in special minimum in excess of 10, up to 30.
	getTableNum	Returns number of applicable PIA table.
	getTitle	Returns title of this method.
	getWindfall	Returns windfall indicator.
	getYearsTotal	Returns number of years of coverage.
	initialize	Initializes computed values to zero.
	isApplicable	Determines applicability of method.
	isPebsAssumptions	Returns old Statement assumptions indicator.
	mfbCal	Calculates an MFB at eligibility under the 1977 law.
	mfbOldCal	Finds AME from PIA in PIA table.
	oldPiaCal	Selects correct PIA table.
	orderEarnings	Orders earnings and sets indicator for the highest years.
	pl1952	Calculates PIAs under 1952 Act.
	pl1954	Calculates PIAs under 1954 Act.
	pl1958	Calculates PIAs under 1958 Act.
	pl1965	Calculates PIAs under 1965 Act.
	pl1967	Calculates PIAs under 1967 Act.
	pl1969	Calculates PIAs under 1969 Act.
	pl1971	Calculates PIAs under 1971 Act.
	pl1972	Calculates PIAs under 1972 Act, effective Sept 1972.
	pl1973	Calculates PIAs under 1973 Act.
	pl1973ext	Calculates PIAs under 1973 Act, extension to table.
	prorate	Calculates pro rata totalization benefit.
	setAme	Sets ame or aime.
	setAmeTotal	Saves aime before application of totalization provision.
	setApplicable	Sets indicator for use of pia calculation method.
	setCap	Sets percentage cap for MFB (for DI cases).
	setDirty	Sets indicator for non-zero values.
	setftearn	Sets sum of high n years of earnings,
	setIndCap	Sets disability MFB cap indicator.
	setIoasdi	Sets the type of benefit.
	setPebsAssumptions	Sets Statement assumptions indicator.
	setPiaEligTotal	Saves pia at eligibility before application of totalization provision.
	setPiaTotal	Saves pia before application of totalization provision.
	setPiaWindfall	Saves pia before application of windfall elimination provision.
	setPortionPiaElig	Calculates portion of pia at eligibility in each section of mfb formula.
	setSpecMinAmount	Sets special minimum dollar amount per year of coverage.
	setSpecMinYearsExcess	Sets number of years of coverage in special minimum in excess of 10, up to 30.
	setTableNum	Sets number of applicable PIA table.
	setYearCpi	Sets years of benefit increases.
	SpecMin	Initializes this instance.
	specMinYearsCal	Calculates number of years of coverage.
	specMinYearsExcessCal	Limits usable years of coverage.
	specMinYearsTotalCal	Calculates number of years of coverage for special minimum or windfall elimination provision.
	totalEarnCal	Computes total earnings and AME or AIME.
	wep_app	Determines if windfall elimination provision applies.

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