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f the month, B is the spouse’s or common-law partner’s special qualifying factor for the month, and C is the residual joint income of the pensioner and spouse or common-law partner for that month rounded, where that income is not a multiple of four dollars, to the next lower multiple of four dollars. Allowance to survivor (4) The amount of the allowance that may be paid under section 21 for any month in a payment quarter to a survivor is (a) where there is no monthly income of the survivor in the current payment period, the total of (i) the product obtained by multiplying the pension equivalent of the survivor in respect of the month by the survivor’s special qualifying factor for the month, and (ii) the product obtained by multiplying the supplement equivalent for the survivor in respect of the month by the survivor’s special qualifying factor for the month; (b) where the monthly income of the survivor in the current payment period is equal to or less than the product (i) obtained by multiplying four-thirds of the rounded pension equivalent in respect of the month by the survivor’s special qualifying factor for the month, and (ii) rounded, where that product is not a multiple of four dollars, to the next higher multiple of four dollars, the amount determined by the formula (A × B) + C where A is the supplement equivalent for the survivor in respect of the month, B is the survivor’s special qualifying factor for the month, and C is the greater of zero and the amount determined by the formula (D × B) - 3/4 E where B is the survivor’s special qualifying factor for the month, D is the pension equivalent in respect of the month, and E is the monthly income of the survivor in the current payment period rounded, where that income is not a multiple of four dollars, to the next lower multiple of four dollars; and (c) where the monthly income of the survivor in the current payment period is more than the product (i) obtained by multiplying four-thirds of the rounded pension equivalent in respect of the month by the survivor’s special qualifying factor for the month, and (ii) rounded, where that product is not a multiple of four dollars, to the next higher multiple of four dollars, the amount determined by the formula (A × B) - C/2 where A is the supplement equivalent for the survivor in respect of the month, B is the survivor’s special qualifying factor for the month, and C is the residual income of the survivor in respect of the month rounded, where that residual income is not a multiple of two dollars, to the next lower multiple of two dollars. Supplement equivalent for the survivor (4.1) The amount of the supplement equivalent for the survivor is (a) four hundred and fifty-four dollars and nine cents, for any month in the payment quarter commencing on April 1, 2005; (b) the amount of the supplement equivalent for the survivor that would otherwise be payable plus eighteen dollars, for any month in the payment quarter commencing on January 1, 2006; and (c) the amount of the supplement equivalent for the survivor that would otherwise be payable plus eighteen dollars, for any month in the payment quarter commencing on January 1, 2007. Indexation of supplement equivalent for the survivor (4.2) Subject to paragraphs (4.1)(b) and (c), the amount of the supplement equivalent for the survivor for any month in a payment quarter commencing after June 30, 2005 is the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of the supplement equivalent for the survivor for any month in the three-month period immediately before that payment quarter by (b) the ratio that the Consumer Price Index for the first adjustment quarter that relates to that payment quarter bears to the Consumer Price Index for the second adjustment quarter that relates to that payment quarter. No decrease (4.3) Despite subsection (4.2), the amount of the supplement equivalent for the survivor for any month in a payment quarter may not be less than the amount of the supplement equival