U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
OASDI Monthly Statistics, November 2006
 
Table 2.
OASI retirement benefits, by type of beneficiary, November 2005–November 2006
Month All beneficiaries Retired workers Spouses Children
Number (thousands)
2005
November 33,442 30,427 2,529 486
December 33,467 30,455 2,524 488
2006
January 33,595 30,583 2,519 492
February 33,671 30,658 2,517 496
March 33,719 30,706 2,513 500
April 33,754 30,741 2,509 503
May 33,793 30,781 2,506 505
June 33,824 30,825 2,503 497
July 33,811 30,832 2,497 482
August 33,803 30,830 2,492 481
September 33,851 30,879 2,489 483
October 33,879 30,908 2,485 486
November 33,930 30,959 2,483 488
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2005
November 30,717 29,274 1,213 230
December 32,016 30,515 1,260 241
2006
January 32,206 30,703 1,259 244
February 32,305 30,800 1,259 246
March 32,376 30,871 1,257 248
April 32,436 30,931 1,255 250
May 32,490 30,985 1,254 252
June 32,544 31,045 1,252 247
July 32,554 31,065 1,249 240
August 32,560 31,074 1,247 240
September 32,621 31,135 1,246 241
October 32,664 31,178 1,243 243
November 32,774 31,286 1,244 244
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2005
November 918.50 962.10 479.60 473.00
December 956.70 1,002.00 499.40 493.00
2006
January 958.70 1,003.90 499.80 494.90
February 959.40 1,004.60 500.00 495.60
March 960.20 1,005.40 500.10 496.40
April 961.00 1,006.20 500.20 497.20
May 961.40 1,006.60 500.20 497.80
June 962.20 1,007.20 500.30 497.60
July 962.80 1,007.60 500.40 497.10
August 963.20 1,007.90 500.40 497.80
September 963.70 1,008.30 500.50 498.40
October 964.10 1,008.70 500.50 499.20
November 965.90 1,010.60 501.10 500.70
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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