Month | Total, OASDI a |
OASI | Subtotal, DI c | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subtotal, OASI b |
Retirement | Survivors | |||
Number (thousands) | |||||
2005 | |||||
July | 48,111 | 39,940 | 33,295 | 6,644 | 8,171 |
August | 48,168 | 39,964 | 33,323 | 6,641 | 8,204 |
September | 48,258 | 40,026 | 33,377 | 6,649 | 8,232 |
October | 48,329 | 40,063 | 33,407 | 6,656 | 8,266 |
November | 48,396 | 40,103 | 33,442 | 6,662 | 8,293 |
December | 48,434 | 40,120 | 33,467 | 6,653 | 8,314 |
2006 | |||||
January | 48,541 | 40,212 | 33,595 | 6,617 | 8,329 |
February | 48,646 | 40,297 | 33,671 | 6,626 | 8,349 |
March | 48,730 | 40,354 | 33,719 | 6,635 | 8,376 |
April | 48,805 | 40,397 | 33,754 | 6,643 | 8,408 |
May | 48,877 | 40,442 | 33,793 | 6,649 | 8,435 |
June | 48,863 | 40,435 | 33,824 | 6,611 | 8,428 |
July | 48,803 | 40,365 | 33,811 | 6,554 | 8,438 |
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) | |||||
2005 | |||||
July | 42,180 | 35,956 | 30,477 | 5,479 | 6,224 |
August | 42,254 | 35,999 | 30,520 | 5,479 | 6,255 |
September | 42,350 | 36,070 | 30,583 | 5,487 | 6,280 |
October | 42,427 | 36,119 | 30,626 | 5,493 | 6,308 |
November | 42,553 | 36,218 | 30,717 | 5,501 | 6,335 |
December | 44,352 | 37,737 | 32,016 | 5,720 | 6,615 |
2006 | |||||
January | 44,527 | 37,897 | 32,206 | 5,691 | 6,629 |
February | 44,650 | 38,006 | 32,305 | 5,701 | 6,645 |
March | 44,774 | 38,087 | 32,376 | 5,711 | 6,686 |
April | 44,870 | 38,157 | 32,436 | 5,721 | 6,713 |
May | 44,956 | 38,218 | 32,490 | 5,728 | 6,738 |
June | 45,003 | 38,251 | 32,544 | 5,707 | 6,752 |
July | 45,012 | 38,223 | 32,554 | 5,669 | 6,788 |
Average monthly benefit (dollars) | |||||
2005 | |||||
July | 876.70 | 900.30 | 915.40 | 824.60 | 761.80 |
August | 877.20 | 900.80 | 915.90 | 824.90 | 762.40 |
September | 877.60 | 901.20 | 916.30 | 825.20 | 762.80 |
October | 877.90 | 901.60 | 916.80 | 825.30 | 763.10 |
November | 879.30 | 903.10 | 918.50 | 825.80 | 764.00 |
December | 915.70 | 940.60 | 956.70 | 859.80 | 795.60 |
2006 | |||||
January | 917.30 | 942.40 | 958.70 | 860.10 | 796.00 |
February | 917.90 | 943.10 | 959.40 | 860.40 | 795.90 |
March | 918.80 | 943.80 | 960.20 | 860.80 | 798.20 |
April | 919.40 | 944.50 | 961.00 | 861.10 | 798.50 |
May | 919.80 | 945.00 | 961.40 | 861.50 | 798.80 |
June | 921.00 | 946.00 | 962.20 | 863.20 | 801.20 |
July | 922.30 | 946.90 | 962.80 | 865.00 | 804.50 |
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 |
|||||
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. |
|||||
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 |