| Month | Number of recipients | Total payments a (thousands of dollars) |
Average monthly payment (dollars) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Federal payment only |
Federal payment and state supplementation |
State supplementation only |
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| 2004 | ||||||
| August | 7,027,708 | 4,518,868 | 2,217,766 | 291,074 | 3,231,937 | 426.30 |
| September | 7,020,624 | 4,512,583 | 2,215,894 | 292,147 | 3,172,433 | 425.20 |
| October | 7,024,979 | 4,513,768 | 2,218,565 | 292,646 | 3,181,090 | 427.10 |
| November | 7,045,053 | 4,529,033 | 2,223,039 | 292,981 | 3,184,206 | 426.50 |
| December | 6,987,845 | 4,490,256 | 2,204,321 | 293,268 | 3,224,059 | 428.30 |
| 2005 | ||||||
| January | 7,037,526 | 4,821,325 | 1,931,028 | 285,173 | 3,225,854 | 436.30 |
| February | 7,073,093 | 4,847,837 | 1,939,706 | 285,550 | 3,323,046 | 434.00 |
| March | 7,059,838 | 4,838,835 | 1,935,091 | 285,912 | 3,273,214 | 437.10 |
| April | 7,061,217 | 4,836,636 | 1,935,946 | 288,635 | 3,287,461 | 438.80 |
| May | 7,092,426 | 4,859,712 | 1,943,483 | 289,231 | 3,343,185 | 437.70 |
| June | 7,080,039 | 4,850,204 | 1,940,132 | 289,703 | 3,283,804 | 437.10 |
| July | 7,082,237 | 4,850,458 | 1,941,392 | 290,387 | 3,277,245 | 437.90 |
| August | 7,124,532 | 4,881,420 | 1,951,993 | 291,119 | 3,370,125 | 437.10 |
| 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. | ||||||
| CONTACT: Art Kahn |
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