Table 1.
Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, January 2000–December 2000
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
January 6,606,058 -- -- -- 2,649,901 376.60
February 6,628,276 -- -- -- 2,678,845 375.00
March 6,603,508 -- -- -- 2,658,914 378.00
April 6,618,254 -- -- -- 2,651,539 377.30
May 6,633,706 4,158,141 2,194,801 280,764 2,692,335 375.90
June 6,604,787 4,135,202 2,188,433 281,152 2,643,678 378.00
July 6,618,432 4,143,201 2,194,241 280,990 2,633,430 377.00
August 6,634,769 4,151,042 2,202,087 281,640 2,686,930 376.30
September 6,600,766 4,126,184 2,192,914 281,668 2,639,917 378.10
October 6,637,905 4,149,238 2,206,419 282,248 2,669,193 377.10
November 6,608,362 4,128,786 2,197,357 282,219 2,587,077 376.40
December 6,601,686 4,121,049 2,198,858 281,779 2,676,378 378.80
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data are for the end of the specified month.
-- = not available.
a. Total includes retroactive payments.
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