U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
SSI Monthly Statistics, December 2006
 
Table 1.
Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, December 2005–December 2006
Month Number of recipients Total
payments
 a
(thousands
of dollars)
Average
monthly
payment

(dollars)
Total Federal
payment
only
Federal
payment
and state
supplementation
State
supplementation
only
2005
December 7,113,879 4,871,767 1,947,177 294,935 3,366,952 439.10
2006
January 7,153,830 4,911,034 1,959,279 283,517 3,425,981 450.80
February 7,156,481 4,914,266 1,958,680 283,535 3,405,074 449.10
March 7,148,219 4,907,646 1,956,875 283,698 3,429,386 451.90
April 7,176,542 4,923,709 1,960,980 291,853 3,457,763 454.40
May 7,195,614 4,937,869 1,965,006 292,739 3,498,880 452.80
June 7,178,463 4,924,336 1,960,718 293,409 3,403,658 454.30
July 7,201,717 4,941,783 1,966,000 293,934 3,402,710 453.00
August 7,236,907 4,967,298 1,974,758 294,851 3,477,257 452.00
September 7,228,911 4,960,544 1,972,575 295,792 3,433,854 453.50
October 7,267,526 4,989,972 1,980,985 296,569 3,486,391 452.80
November 7,243,035 4,971,677 1,974,043 297,315 3,391,912 452.40
December 7,235,565 4,966,991 1,971,681 296,893 3,499,482 454.80
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data are for the end of the specified month.
a. Total includes retroactive payments.
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