Social Security Court rules pension reduction based on income intent applies until official change of circumstances is documented.

The Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether a pensioner's declaration of income intent justifies a reduction in the following calendar year. The applicant argued that his 1996 declaration should not limit his 1997 pension after he stopped working, while the Social Security Agency maintained the reduction was valid until new proof of cessation was received. The court held that the declaration binds the agency until the text changes or documents prove statutory conditions for reduction no longer exist, but rejected waiting for year-end reconciliation as unjustified.