Month | Total, OASDI a |
OASI | Subtotal, DI c | ||
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Subtotal, OASI b |
Retirement | Survivors | |||
Number (thousands) | |||||
2004 | |||||
January | 47,066 | 39,452 | 32,685 | 6,767 | 7,614 |
February | 47,136 | 39,492 | 32,719 | 6,773 | 7,644 |
March | 47,212 | 39,505 | 32,719 | 6,785 | 7,707 |
April | 47,301 | 39,531 | 32,736 | 6,795 | 7,770 |
May | 47,378 | 39,571 | 32,767 | 6,803 | 7,807 |
June | 47,369 | 39,558 | 32,792 | 6,766 | 7,810 |
July | 47,330 | 39,542 | 32,823 | 6,720 | 7,788 |
August | 47,379 | 39,559 | 32,842 | 6,717 | 7,821 |
September | 47,468 | 39,618 | 32,893 | 6,724 | 7,850 |
October | 47,533 | 39,648 | 32,919 | 6,729 | 7,885 |
November | 47,618 | 39,697 | 32,960 | 6,737 | 7,921 |
December | 47,688 | 39,738 | 33,005 | 6,734 | 7,949 |
2005 | |||||
January | 47,821 | 39,843 | 33,140 | 6,703 | 7,979 |
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) | |||||
2004 | |||||
January | 39,624 | 34,113 | 28,752 | 5,360 | 5,511 |
February | 39,709 | 34,174 | 28,806 | 5,368 | 5,535 |
March | 39,787 | 34,201 | 28,821 | 5,380 | 5,587 |
April | 39,878 | 34,240 | 28,850 | 5,390 | 5,638 |
May | 39,960 | 34,292 | 28,893 | 5,399 | 5,669 |
June | 40,004 | 34,314 | 28,935 | 5,379 | 5,690 |
July | 40,033 | 34,338 | 28,985 | 5,352 | 5,696 |
August | 40,103 | 34,375 | 29,021 | 5,354 | 5,729 |
September | 40,197 | 34,442 | 29,081 | 5,362 | 5,755 |
October | 40,270 | 34,485 | 29,118 | 5,367 | 5,785 |
November | 40,407 | 34,587 | 29,210 | 5,377 | 5,820 |
December | 41,574 | 35,574 | 30,054 | 5,520 | 6,000 |
2005 | |||||
January | 41,754 | 35,729 | 30,233 | 5,496 | 6,025 |
Average monthly benefit (dollars) | |||||
2004 | |||||
January | 841.90 | 864.70 | 879.70 | 792.10 | 723.90 |
February | 842.40 | 865.30 | 880.40 | 792.60 | 724.10 |
March | 842.70 | 865.70 | 880.90 | 792.90 | 724.80 |
April | 843.10 | 866.20 | 881.30 | 793.20 | 725.60 |
May | 843.40 | 866.60 | 881.80 | 793.50 | 726.10 |
June | 844.50 | 867.40 | 882.40 | 795.00 | 728.50 |
July | 845.80 | 868.40 | 883.10 | 796.50 | 731.30 |
August | 846.40 | 869.00 | 883.70 | 797.00 | 732.50 |
September | 846.80 | 869.40 | 884.10 | 797.40 | 733.10 |
October | 847.20 | 869.80 | 884.50 | 797.50 | 733.70 |
November | 848.60 | 871.30 | 886.20 | 798.10 | 734.70 |
December | 871.80 | 895.20 | 910.60 | 819.80 | 754.80 |
2005 | |||||
January | 873.10 | 896.80 | 912.30 | 820.00 | 755.10 |
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 |