# 20 C.F.R. § 404.301 (2026): Introduction

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_301

## Section

- **Citation:** 20 C.F.R. § 404.301 (2026)
- **Heading:** Introduction
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 20 CFR: Employees' Benefits / Chapter III: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / Part 404: FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950-  ) / Subpart D: Old-Age, Disability, Dependents' and Survivors' Insurance Benefits › Period of Disability / § 404.301: § 404.301   Introduction.

## Text

This subpart sets out what requirements you must meet to qualify for social security benefits, how your benefit amounts are figured, when your right to benefits begins and ends, and how family relationships are determined. These benefits are provided by title II of the Social Security Act. They include—
(a)
For workers,
old-age and disability benefits and benefit protection during periods of disability;
(b)
For a worker's dependents,
benefits for a worker's wife, divorced wife, husband, divorced husband, and child; and
(c)
For a worker's survivors,
benefits for a worker's widow, widower, divorced wife, child, and parent, and a lump-sum death payment.
[44 FR 34481, June 15, 1979, as amended at 83 FR 21708, May 10, 2018]

## Nearby sections

- [20 C.F.R. § 404.301 (2026) § 404.301   Introduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_301.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.302 (2026) § 404.302   Other regulations related to this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_302.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.303 (2026) § 404.303   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_303.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.304 (2026) § 404.304   What are the general rules on benefit amounts?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_304.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.305 (2026) § 404.305   When you may not be entitled to benefits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_305.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.310 (2026) § 404.310   When am I entitled to old-age benefits?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_310.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.311 (2026) § 404.311   When does my entitlement to old-age benefits begin and end?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_311.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.312 (2026) § 404.312   How is my old-age benefit amount calculated?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_312.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.313 (2026) § 404.313   What are delayed retirement credits and how do they increase my old-age benefit amount?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_313.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.315 (2026) § 404.315   Who is entitled to disability benefits?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_315.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.316 (2026) § 404.316   When entitlement to disability benefits begins and ends.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_316.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.317 (2026) § 404.317   How is the amount of my disability benefit calculated?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_317.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.320 (2026) § 404.320   Who is entitled to a period of disability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_320.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 404.321 (2026) § 404.321   When a period of disability begins and ends.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P404_S404_321.md)

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