Month | All children |
Children of retired workers | Children of deceased workers | Children of disabled workers | ||||||
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Under age 18 |
Students aged |
Disabled aged 18 or older |
Under age 18 |
Students aged |
Disabled aged 18 or older |
Under age 18 |
Students aged |
Disabled aged 18 or older |
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Number (thousands) | ||||||||||
January | 3,923 | 269 | 17 | 192 | 1,348 | 72 | 493 | 1,421 | 50 | 60 |
February | 3,948 | 270 | 19 | 192 | 1,349 | 81 | 494 | 1,426 | 57 | 60 |
March | 3,978 | 271 | 21 | 191 | 1,352 | 90 | 494 | 1,433 | 63 | 60 |
April | 4,003 | 272 | 23 | 192 | 1,354 | 98 | 495 | 1,439 | 69 | 61 |
May | 4,020 | 273 | 25 | 192 | 1,354 | 104 | 495 | 1,443 | 74 | 61 |
June | 3,953 | 274 | 16 | 192 | 1,354 | 67 | 496 | 1,448 | 45 | 61 |
July | 3,867 | 274 | 5 | 192 | 1,351 | 23 | 496 | 1,450 | 16 | 61 |
August | 3,880 | 273 | 6 | 192 | 1,350 | 29 | 497 | 1,452 | 20 | 62 |
September | 3,900 | 274 | 8 | 192 | 1,350 | 37 | 497 | 1,455 | 25 | 62 |
October | 3,919 | 274 | 10 | 192 | 1,348 | 48 | 498 | 1,455 | 33 | 62 |
November | 3,941 | 274 | 12 | 192 | 1,346 | 57 | 498 | 1,460 | 40 | 62 |
December | 3,961 | 274 | 15 | 192 | 1,345 | 66 | 499 | 1,462 | 47 | 62 |
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) | ||||||||||
January | 1,703 | 107 | 8 | 89 | 775 | 47 | 300 | 338 | 18 | 21 |
February | 1,715 | 108 | 9 | 89 | 776 | 53 | 301 | 339 | 20 | 21 |
March | 1,730 | 108 | 10 | 89 | 778 | 59 | 301 | 340 | 22 | 21 |
April | 1,742 | 109 | 11 | 89 | 779 | 65 | 302 | 341 | 24 | 21 |
May | 1,750 | 109 | 12 | 89 | 779 | 69 | 302 | 342 | 26 | 21 |
June | 1,719 | 110 | 8 | 90 | 781 | 45 | 303 | 346 | 16 | 21 |
July | 1,676 | 111 | 2 | 90 | 781 | 14 | 303 | 348 | 5 | 22 |
August | 1,684 | 111 | 3 | 90 | 781 | 18 | 304 | 349 | 7 | 22 |
September | 1,694 | 111 | 4 | 90 | 781 | 24 | 304 | 350 | 9 | 22 |
October | 1,705 | 111 | 5 | 90 | 780 | 31 | 305 | 350 | 11 | 22 |
November | 1,717 | 111 | 6 | 90 | 780 | 37 | 305 | 352 | 14 | 22 |
December | 1,764 | 114 | 7 | 92 | 795 | 44 | 312 | 359 | 17 | 23 |
Average monthly benefit (dollars) | ||||||||||
January | 434.20 | 398.70 | 480.90 | 464.70 | 574.80 | 654.10 | 608.80 | 237.70 | 350.30 | 349.70 |
February | 434.60 | 399.10 | 483.40 | 465.30 | 575.00 | 656.80 | 609.20 | 237.50 | 350.50 | 349.50 |
March | 434.80 | 399.40 | 486.50 | 465.80 | 575.00 | 660.00 | 609.70 | 237.20 | 350.90 | 349.70 |
April | 435.10 | 399.70 | 488.30 | 466.30 | 575.10 | 663.00 | 610.20 | 237.10 | 351.70 | 349.50 |
May | 435.40 | 400.20 | 489.70 | 466.90 | 575.10 | 664.70 | 610.50 | 237.20 | 351.60 | 349.50 |
June | 434.80 | 401.60 | 495.60 | 467.40 | 576.40 | 669.80 | 611.00 | 238.60 | 356.80 | 350.90 |
July | 433.50 | 404.10 | 459.30 | 468.00 | 578.10 | 629.50 | 611.40 | 240.30 | 338.00 | 351.80 |
August | 434.00 | 404.90 | 467.60 | 468.60 | 578.30 | 635.00 | 611.80 | 240.60 | 346.20 | 352.20 |
September | 434.50 | 405.10 | 476.80 | 469.10 | 578.30 | 642.80 | 612.10 | 240.50 | 351.00 | 352.10 |
October | 434.90 | 405.40 | 480.50 | 469.50 | 578.30 | 646.10 | 612.40 | 240.60 | 351.80 | 352.50 |
November | 435.70 | 407.00 | 484.70 | 470.40 | 579.30 | 649.90 | 612.90 | 240.90 | 351.10 | 353.00 |
December | 445.30 | 415.80 | 498.60 | 480.60 | 591.40 | 667.00 | 626.10 | 245.90 | 359.10 | 360.90 |
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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CONTACT: Rona Blumenthal |