Table 1.
All OASDI benefits, by program and type of benefit, September 2004–September 2005
Month Total,
OASDI a		 OASI Subtotal, DI c
Subtotal,
OASI b		 Retirement Survivors
Number (thousands)
2004
September 47,468 39,618 32,893 6,724 7,850
October 47,533 39,648 32,919 6,729 7,885
November 47,618 39,697 32,960 6,737 7,921
December 47,688 39,738 33,005 6,734 7,949
2005
January 47,821 39,843 33,140 6,703 7,979
February 47,916 39,903 33,199 6,704 8,013
March 47,999 39,946 33,234 6,713 8,052
April 48,087 39,988 33,268 6,720 8,099
May 48,068 39,946 33,261 6,685 8,122
June 48,035 39,900 33,259 6,641 8,135
July 48,111 39,940 33,295 6,644 8,171
August 48,168 39,964 33,323 6,641 8,204
September 48,258 40,026 33,377 6,649 8,232
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2004
September 40,197 34,442 29,081 5,362 5,755
October 40,270 34,485 29,118 5,367 5,785
November 40,407 34,587 29,210 5,377 5,820
December 41,574 35,574 30,054 5,520 6,000
2005
January 41,754 35,729 30,233 5,496 6,025
February 41,860 35,808 30,308 5,500 6,052
March 41,949 35,867 30,357 5,510 6,082
April 42,046 35,926 30,407 5,518 6,120
May 42,074 35,914 30,414 5,500 6,160
June 42,095 35,901 30,427 5,474 6,193
July 42,180 35,956 30,477 5,479 6,224
August 42,254 35,999 30,520 5,479 6,255
September 42,350 36,070 30,583 5,487 6,280
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2004
September 846.80 869.40 884.10 797.40 733.10
October 847.20 869.80 884.50 797.50 733.70
November 848.60 871.30 886.20 798.10 734.70
December 871.80 895.20 910.60 819.80 754.80
2005
January 873.10 896.80 912.30 820.00 755.10
February 873.60 897.40 912.90 820.50 755.30
March 874.00 897.90 913.40 820.80 755.40
April 874.40 898.40 914.00 821.20 755.70
May 875.30 899.10 914.40 822.70 758.40
June 876.30 899.80 914.90 824.20 761.30
July 876.70 900.30 915.40 824.60 761.80
August 877.20 900.80 915.90 824.90 762.40
September 877.60 901.20 916.30 825.20 762.80
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.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
Excludes a number of Railroad Retirement beneficiaries who would have been eligible for Social Security benefits had they applied. The reason they have not applied is that receipt of a Social Security benefit would reduce their Railroad Retirement benefit by a like amount. The number of Railroad Retirement beneficiaries who would be eligible for a Social Security benefit if they applied is not available, but is estimated to be less than 100,000.
b. Benefits paid from the OASI trust fund to retired workers and their spouses and children and to all survivors.
c. Benefits paid from the DI trust fund to disabled workers and their spouses and children.
CONTACT: Rona Blumenthal (410) 965-0163 for further information.