Table 5.
DI benefits, by type of beneficiary, January 2004–January 2005
Month All beneficiaries Disabled workers Spouses Children
Number (thousands)
2004
January 7,614 5,890 148 1,576
February 7,644 5,910 148 1,585
March 7,707 5,959 150 1,598
April 7,770 6,007 152 1,610
May 7,807 6,035 153 1,620
June 7,810 6,063 154 1,594
July 7,788 6,076 153 1,558
August 7,821 6,106 152 1,562
September 7,850 6,129 153 1,568
October 7,885 6,155 153 1,578
November 7,921 6,178 153 1,590
December 7,949 6,198 153 1,599
2005
January 7,979 6,220 151 1,607
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2004
January 5,511 5,077 33 401
February 5,535 5,098 33 404
March 5,587 5,145 33 408
April 5,638 5,192 34 412
May 5,669 5,220 34 414
June 5,690 5,249 34 407
July 5,696 5,264 34 397
August 5,729 5,295 34 399
September 5,755 5,319 34 402
October 5,785 5,346 34 405
November 5,820 5,376 34 410
December 6,000 5,541 35 424
2005
January 6,025 5,563 35 427
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2004
January 723.90 862.10 221.40 254.50
February 724.10 862.60 221.40 254.80
March 724.80 863.50 222.00 255.20
April 725.60 864.40 222.70 255.50
May 726.10 865.00 222.80 255.80
June 728.50 865.70 223.50 255.40
July 731.30 866.30 223.80 254.90
August 732.50 867.10 224.80 255.70
September 733.10 867.80 224.90 256.10
October 733.70 868.60 225.30 256.80
November 734.70 870.10 225.70 257.60
December 754.80 894.10 231.50 264.90
2005
January 755.10 894.40 231.20 265.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data are for the end of the specified month.
Some Social Security beneficiaries are entitled to more than one type of benefit. In most cases, they are dually entitled to a worker benefit and a higher spouse or widow(er) benefit. If both benefits are financed from the same trust fund, the beneficiary is usually counted only once in the statistics, as a retired-worker or a disabled-worker beneficiary, and the benefit amount recorded is the larger amount associated with the auxiliary benefit. If the benefits are paid from different trust funds the beneficiary is counted twice, and the respective benefit amounts are recorded for each type of benefit.
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