U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
SSI Monthly Statistics, March 2009
 
SSI Federally Administered Payments
Table 1.
Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, March 2008–March 2009
Month Number of recipients Total
payments
 a
(thousands
of dollars)
Average
monthly
payment
 b
(dollars)
Total Federal
payment
only
Federal
payment
and state
supplementation
State
supplementation
only
2008
March 7,399,632 5,089,646 2,013,465 296,521 3,769,599 476.90
April 7,428,073 5,111,396 2,019,671 297,006 3,845,076 476.40
May 7,408,267 5,096,218 2,014,736 297,313 3,777,113 477.70
June 7,453,089 5,129,012 2,025,843 298,234 3,841,233 477.00
July 7,450,629 5,125,978 2,025,538 299,113 3,769,838 475.70
August 7,468,701 5,138,210 2,030,920 299,571 3,809,124 477.40
September 7,509,397 5,168,764 2,040,252 300,381 3,866,226 476.70
October 7,504,271 5,163,780 2,039,238 301,253 3,838,166 476.80
November 7,533,795 5,185,746 2,046,378 301,671 3,820,243 477.30
December 7,520,501 5,176,902 2,042,110 301,489 3,880,433 477.80
2009
January 7,533,922 5,192,985 2,047,850 293,087 4,009,142 504.10
February 7,566,208 5,217,483 2,055,832 292,893 4,044,694 502.80
March 7,599,464 5,243,129 2,063,657 292,678 4,162,308 503.70
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data are for the end of the specified month.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or ssi.monthly@ssa.gov for further information.