6.6.1. Modify or Discontinue Dependent Spouse

Scenario: A staff member with a spouse, established as a household member effective 30.09.2017, requests that the spouse be established as financially dependent effective 01.01.2018. As the spouse’s earnings will be slightly over the maximum established gross occupational earnings for the year, the staff member will receive the adjusted spouse allowance.

1. Follow the instructions in the Modify or Discontinue Dependent Child procedure with the following changes when you get to the Family Member/ Dependents infotype.

2. Enter the effective date that the benefit should commence in the Start text box Scenario: 01.01.2018

• Turn on the indicator by checking the* Financially Dependent* checkbox. This will trigger the payment of spouse allowance.
• Fill in the effective date of dependency payment in the “In receipt of allowance since” text box.
• Enter Employer type – Enter the spouse type of employment Scenario: Other Employer (outside UN)
• Work Duty Station *- Enter the duty station where staff member is employed [*Scenario: US00 (New York)]
• Employer Name – Enter the company for which the spouse is employed Scenario: Financial Firm of New York/USA
• Spouse Annual Earnings – Enter the spouse’s gross occupational earnings for the year Scenario: 45,000
• Currency – Enter the currency of spouse’s earnings Scenario: USD

If the spouse has any gross occupational earnings, you should enter the amount even if the amount is over the gross occupational earnings and let the system determine if the staff member is entitled to the adjusted spouse allowance.

3. Validate and Save the record.

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