U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2009
 

Supplemental Security Income

Benefit Distributions

Table 7.C1—Number and percentage distribution of adult individuals and persons under age 18 receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2008
Monthly payment (dollars) All
recipients		 Adults Blind and disabled,
under age 18
Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 6,701,639 861,465 55,840 4,633,040 1,151,294
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 7.3 11.7 8.3 7.8 2.2
50–99 5.0 9.3 5.3 5.2 1.0
100–149 4.6 8.8 5.0 4.7 1.2
150–199 3.9 7.6 4.1 3.9 1.4
200–249 3.4 5.7 3.7 3.4 1.6
250–299 3.3 4.6 4.3 3.4 1.8
300–349 2.8 4.0 2.9 2.7 2.2
350–399 2.6 3.3 2.7 2.4 2.5
400–449 7.9 11.7 8.9 7.3 7.6
450–499 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 3.9
500–549 1.9 1.2 1.6 1.3 4.9
550–599 1.9 0.9 1.3 1.2 5.6
600–636 1.4 0.6 0.9 1.0 3.7
637 a 51.8 28.7 49.1 54.0 60.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Individuals living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $637 in calendar year 2008.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or supplement@ssa.gov.
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Table 7.C2—Number and percentage distribution of couples receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2008
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Aged Blind Disabled
Total        
Number 258,958 120,851 2,366 135,741
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 3.5 3.6 2.7 3.4
50–99 4.1 4.2 3.1 4.0
100–149 4.1 4.2 3.3 4.0
150–199 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.1
200–249 4.0 4.0 3.4 4.1
250–299 3.8 3.6 3.4 4.0
300–349 3.8 3.1 3.3 4.4
350–399 3.4 2.8 3.2 3.9
400–449 3.1 2.6 3.6 3.5
450–499 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.8
500–549 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.3
550–599 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.3
600–649 6.5 10.4 4.1 3.2
650–699 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.9
700–749 1.5 1.3 2.0 1.7
750–799 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2
800–849 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.0
850–899 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.7
900–949 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.6
950–955 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
956 a 45.5 43.5 50.9 47.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Couples living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $956 in calendar year 2008.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or supplement@ssa.gov.