Table 6.
OASDI child benefits, by type of beneficiary and age, November 2004–November 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
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
September 3,965 282 7 192 1,337 33 507 1,514 24 68
October 3,988 282 10 192 1,337 43 508 1,516 32 68
November 4,008 282 12 192 1,334 54 508 1,518 40 69
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2004
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
September 1,834 126 4 97 827 22 330 393 9 26
October 1,846 126 5 97 826 30 331 394 12 26
November 1,859 126 6 97 826 37 331 394 15 26
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2004
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
September 462.50 445.40 522.40 505.60 618.20 680.20 651.60 259.70 368.90 378.70
October 462.90 445.80 525.40 506.30 618.10 683.80 652.00 259.60 369.10 378.60
November 463.80 447.20 529.40 507.20 618.90 687.00 652.40 259.70 369.80 378.90
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 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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