Table 1.
Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, January 2003–December 2003
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 6,785,833 4,343,404 2,159,760 282,669 2,938,859 411
February 6,819,568 4,367,602 2,170,157 281,809 2,973,076 411
March 6,831,194 4,375,702 2,173,624 281,868 3,000,950 410.70
April 6,862,318 4,397,163 2,183,468 281,687 3,066,512 412.90
May 6,836,665 4,377,953 2,177,000 281,712 3,012,620 413.50
June 6,877,549 4,406,038 2,189,308 282,203 3,057,805 412.70
July 6,867,149 4,398,328 2,186,312 282,509 2,987,075 411.60
August 6,874,985 4,402,490 2,188,948 283,547 3,018,573 416.90
September 6,919,606 4,428,000 2,201,523 290,083 3,153,152 416.10
October 6,893,912 4,426,970 2,179,458 287,484 3,042,093 416.60
November 6,924,066 4,450,139 2,186,982 286,945 3,054,639 417.00
December 6,902,364 4,435,248 2,179,217 287,899 3,077,819 417.20
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 (410) 965-0186 for further information.