PiaParamsLC Methods Public Methods

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	applyCola	Returns benefit amount increased by cola.
	applyColaMfb	Returns maximum family benefit amount increased by cola, with check that result is at least 150 percent of pia.
	earlyAgeOabCal	Returns earliest possible retirement age for old-age benie or aged spouse.
	factorAgedSpouseCal	Returns factor for wife/husband benefit before age reduction.
	factorAgedWidCal	Returns factor for widow/widower benefit before age reduction.
	factorArAgedSpouseCal	Calculates reduction factor for wife/husband.
	factorArCal	Calculates reduction factor for OAB.
	factorDisWidCal	Returns factor for disabled widow/widower benefit before age reduction.
	fullRetAgeCal	Returns full retirement age.
	fullRetAgeCalDI	Returns full retirement age for benefit calculations involving disability freeze.
	getBase77	Returns one old-law wage base.
	getBase77Array	Returns the array of old-law wage bases.
	getBaseOasdi	Returns one OASDI wage base.
	getBaseOasdiArray	Returns the array of OASDI wage bases.
	getChildcareDropoutAmount	Returns maximum amount of earnings in a childcare dropout year.
	getColaCap	Returns the amount of the cap on the COLA for the given year.
	getCpiinc	Returns one benefit increase.
	getCpiincArray	Returns the benefit increases.
	getFqBppia	Returns series of average wages or other series used for indexing pia formula bend points.
	getFqIndex	Returns series of average wages or other series used for indexing an earnings record.
	getMarrLengthForDivBen	Returns the number of years of marriage needed to be eligible for a divorced spouse benefit.
	getMaxChildcareAge	Returns maximum age of child for childcare dropout year or childcare credit.
	getMaxChildcareDropoutYears	Returns maximum number of childcare dropout years.
	getMfbColaCap	Returns the amount of the cap on the COLA for the MFB for the given year.
	getSpecMinMfb	Returns special minimum mfb as of a specified month.
	getSpecMinPia	Returns special minimum pia as of a specified month.
	initdata	Initializes some data.
	maxDibAge	Returns maximum DI beneficiary age at end of year.
	needColaCap	Returns true if a cola cap is required.
	projectCpiinc	Projects amounts dependent on benefit increases.
	projectFq	Projects average annual wage and amounts dependent on it.
	projectPerc	Projects benefit formula percentages.
	projectSpecMin	Projects special minimum amounts.
	resizeSpecMin	Resizes special minimum arrays.
	ribLimCal	Returns widow(er) benefit reduced for RIB-LIM.
	setData	Sets data from historical average wages and benefit increase file.
	specMinAmountCal	Returns amount per year of coverage in special minimum.
	specMinMaxYears	Returns maximum number of usable years for special minimum.
	updateBases	Updates wage bases.

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