Table 6.
OASDI child benefits, by type of beneficiary and age, August 2004–August 2005
Month All
children		 Children of retired workers Children of deceased workers Children of disabled workers
Under
age 18		 Students
aged
18–19		 Disabled
aged 18
or older		 Under
age 18		 Students
aged
18–19		 Disabled
aged 18
or older		 Under
age 18		 Students
aged
18–19		 Disabled
aged 18
or older
Number (thousands)
2004
August 3,908 276 6 191 1,343 28 502 1,478 20 64
September 3,922 277 8 191 1,340 36 502 1,478 26 64
October 3,944 276 11 191 1,339 47 502 1,479 34 64
November 3,969 277 13 191 1,338 57 503 1,484 41 65
December 3,986 276 15 191 1,336 66 503 1,485 49 65
2005
January 4,008 278 18 191 1,336 74 503 1,487 56 65
February 4,032 280 20 191 1,337 82 504 1,490 63 65
March 4,058 281 23 192 1,338 91 504 1,494 70 65
April 4,083 282 25 192 1,339 99 505 1,500 76 66
May 4,015 282 16 191 1,340 62 505 1,505 46 66
June 3,925 282 3 191 1,340 16 506 1,508 12 67
July 3,939 283 4 191 1,341 20 506 1,512 15 67
August 3,950 282 5 192 1,339 25 507 1,514 18 68
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2004
August 1,747 117 3 93 801 19 316 369 7 23
September 1,755 117 4 93 799 24 316 369 9 23
October 1,767 117 5 93 798 31 317 369 12 24
November 1,781 118 6 93 799 38 317 371 15 24
December 1,839 121 8 96 820 45 326 381 18 24
2005
January 1,853 122 9 96 822 51 326 382 20 24
February 1,867 123 11 96 823 57 327 383 23 24
March 1,880 124 12 96 823 64 327 383 26 25
April 1,893 124 13 96 824 70 328 384 28 25
May 1,859 125 9 96 827 44 328 388 17 25
June 1,812 125 2 97 828 10 329 392 4 25
July 1,819 126 2 97 829 13 329 393 5 25
August 1,825 126 3 97 828 17 330 393 7 26
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2004
August 447.10 423.40 488.20 485.20 596.50 652.20 629.50 249.60 353.30 364.90
September 447.40 423.80 495.20 485.70 596.40 658.50 629.70 249.60 356.50 365.20
October 447.90 424.10 499.50 486.10 596.30 663.30 630.10 249.70 357.90 365.50
November 448.80 425.60 502.40 487.00 597.30 666.50 630.50 250.10 357.50 365.80
December 461.30 437.40 519.20 500.50 613.60 689.00 647.90 256.70 368.00 376.10
2005
January 462.40 439.40 523.60 501.50 614.90 692.80 648.40 256.80 369.00 376.40
February 462.90 440.10 525.10 502.00 615.30 695.90 648.70 256.80 369.40 376.30
March 463.20 440.30 528.30 502.50 615.20 699.70 649.10 256.40 371.00 375.40
April 463.50 440.80 530.40 503.10 615.20 703.10 649.60 256.30 371.80 375.40
May 463.10 442.10 538.90 503.70 616.60 713.70 650.10 257.90 377.30 376.30
June 461.60 444.00 499.10 504.30 618.00 658.80 650.60 259.60 354.40 377.90
July 461.80 444.50 507.60 504.80 618.10 664.20 650.90 259.70 360.90 378.20
August 462.20 445.00 518.50 505.20 618.20 671.20 651.30 259.90 365.60 378.80
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.
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