Month | Total, OASDI a |
OASI | Subtotal, DI c | ||
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Subtotal, OASI b |
Retirement | Survivors | |||
Number (thousands) | |||||
January | 46,465 | 39,206 | 32,371 | 6,835 | 7,259 |
February | 46,542 | 39,228 | 32,385 | 6,843 | 7,314 |
March | 46,612 | 39,254 | 32,399 | 6,855 | 7,357 |
April | 46,701 | 39,301 | 32,435 | 6,866 | 7,399 |
May | 46,771 | 39,339 | 32,466 | 6,873 | 7,432 |
June | 46,753 | 39,316 | 32,481 | 6,835 | 7,438 |
July | 46,727 | 39,294 | 32,508 | 6,786 | 7,434 |
August | 46,787 | 39,321 | 32,534 | 6,788 | 7,466 |
September | 46,868 | 39,368 | 32,570 | 6,798 | 7,499 |
October | 46,933 | 39,406 | 32,603 | 6,803 | 7,526 |
November | 46,993 | 39,428 | 32,620 | 6,808 | 7,565 |
December | 47,038 | 39,443 | 32,633 | 6,810 | 7,595 |
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) | |||||
January | 37,917 | 32,851 | 27,593 | 5,257 | 5,066 |
February | 37,998 | 32,890 | 27,623 | 5,267 | 5,108 |
March | 38,073 | 32,933 | 27,655 | 5,278 | 5,140 |
April | 38,167 | 32,995 | 27,706 | 5,288 | 5,172 |
May | 38,244 | 33,046 | 27,749 | 5,296 | 5,199 |
June | 38,282 | 33,061 | 27,784 | 5,277 | 5,221 |
July | 38,318 | 33,081 | 27,832 | 5,249 | 5,238 |
August | 38,395 | 33,129 | 27,875 | 5,254 | 5,267 |
September | 38,481 | 33,187 | 27,923 | 5,264 | 5,294 |
October | 38,555 | 33,238 | 27,968 | 5,270 | 5,318 |
November | 38,672 | 33,317 | 28,040 | 5,277 | 5,355 |
December | 39,542 | 34,049 | 28,658 | 5,391 | 5,493 |
Average monthly benefit (dollars) | |||||
January | 816.10 | 837.90 | 852.40 | 769.20 | 697.90 |
February | 816.40 | 838.40 | 853.00 | 769.60 | 698.40 |
March | 816.80 | 839.00 | 853.60 | 769.90 | 698.60 |
April | 817.30 | 839.50 | 854.20 | 770.20 | 699.00 |
May | 817.70 | 840.00 | 854.70 | 770.60 | 699.50 |
June | 818.80 | 840.90 | 855.40 | 772.00 | 701.90 |
July | 820.00 | 841.90 | 856.20 | 773.50 | 704.60 |
August | 820.60 | 842.50 | 856.80 | 774.10 | 705.40 |
September | 821.10 | 843.00 | 857.30 | 774.40 | 706.00 |
October | 821.50 | 843.50 | 857.80 | 774.60 | 706.50 |
November | 822.90 | 845.00 | 859.60 | 775.20 | 707.90 |
December | 840.60 | 863.20 | 878.20 | 791.70 | 723.20 |
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 |
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a. Includes special 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. |
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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 |