Table 5.
DI benefits, by type of beneficiary, January 2005–January 2006
Month All beneficiaries Disabled workers Spouses Children
Number (thousands)
2005
January 7,979 6,220 151 1,607
February 8,013 6,244 151 1,618
March 8,052 6,272 151 1,629
April 8,099 6,305 152 1,642
May 8,122 6,351 154 1,618
June 8,135 6,393 156 1,587
July 8,171 6,421 156 1,594
August 8,204 6,448 156 1,599
September 8,232 6,470 157 1,606
October 8,266 6,493 157 1,616
November 8,293 6,510 157 1,626
December 8,314 6,525 157 1,633
2006
January 8,329 6,535 154 1,639
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2005
January 6,025 5,563 35 427
February 6,052 5,587 35 430
March 6,082 5,614 35 434
April 6,120 5,648 35 437
May 6,160 5,693 36 430
June 6,193 5,736 36 421
July 6,224 5,764 37 424
August 6,255 5,793 37 426
September 6,280 5,815 37 428
October 6,308 5,840 37 431
November 6,335 5,864 37 435
December 6,615 6,121 38 456
2006
January 6,629 6,133 38 458
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2005
January 755.10 894.40 231.20 265.50
February 755.30 894.80 231.00 265.90
March 755.40 895.10 230.90 266.10
April 755.70 895.80 231.10 266.40
May 758.30 896.50 232.80 266.10
June 761.30 897.20 234.10 265.30
July 761.80 897.80 234.50 265.70
August 762.40 898.30 234.80 266.10
September 762.80 898.90 234.80 266.40
October 763.10 899.40 235.10 266.80
November 764.00 900.70 235.50 267.40
December 795.60 938.20 245.30 278.90
2006
January 796.00 938.50 244.90 279.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data are for the end of the specified month.
Some Social Security beneficiaries are entitled to more than one type of benefit. In most cases, they are dually entitled to a worker benefit and a higher spouse or widow(er) benefit. If both benefits are financed from the same trust fund, the beneficiary is usually counted only once in the statistics, as a retired-worker or a disabled-worker beneficiary, and the benefit amount recorded is the larger amount associated with the auxiliary benefit. If the benefits are paid from different trust funds the beneficiary is counted twice, and the respective benefit amounts are recorded for each type of benefit.
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