20 CFR § 408.1201 - What are State recognition payments?

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title: "20 CFR § 408.1201 - What are State recognition payments?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "408.1201"
section_name: "What are State recognition payments?"
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "408"
part_name: "SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "68 FR 16418, Apr. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "408"
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# 408.1201 What are State recognition payments?

(a) *State recognition payments; defined.* State recognition payments are any payments made by a State or one of its political subdivisions to an individual who is entitled to SVB, if the payments are made:

(1) As a supplement to monthly SVB payments; and

(2) Regularly, on a periodic recurring, or routine basis of at least once a quarter; and

(3) In cash, which may be actual currency, or any negotiable instrument convertible into cash upon demand.

(b) *State; defined.* For purposes of this subpart, State means a State of the United States or the District of Columbia.