Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2013
(released February 2013)
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Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, or both
Table 2. Social Security benefits
Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients
Type of beneficiary | Total | Social Security only | SSI only | Both Social Security and SSI |
---|---|---|---|---|
All beneficiaries | 62,015 | 53,723 | 5,512 | 2,780 |
Aged 65 or older | 40,608 | 38,518 | 918 | 1,171 |
Disabled, under age 65 a | 14,081 | 7,879 | 4,594 | 1,609 |
Other b | 7,326 | 7,326 | . . . | . . . |
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | ||||
NOTES: Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table. SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both. | ||||
. . . = not applicable. | ||||
a. Includes children receiving SSI on the basis of their own disability. | ||||
b. Social Security beneficiaries who are neither aged nor disabled (for example, early retirees, young survivors). | ||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.
Type of beneficiary | Beneficiaries | Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) | Average monthly benefit (dollars) | |
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Number (thousands) | Percent | |||
Total | 56,905 | 100.0 | 65,711 | 1,154.75 |
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance | 46,010 | 80.9 | 55,044 | 1,196.35 |
Retirement benefits | 39,787 | 69.9 | 48,445 | 1,217.60 |
Retired workers | 36,892 | 64.8 | 46,633 | 1,264.03 |
Spouses of retired workers | 2,278 | 4.0 | 1,430 | 627.73 |
Children of retired workers | 617 | 1.1 | 382 | 619.11 |
Survivor benefits | 6,223 | 10.9 | 6,599 | 1,060.49 |
Children of deceased workers | 1,914 | 3.4 | 1,533 | 800.68 |
Widowed mothers and fathers | 143 | 0.3 | 127 | 889.94 |
Nondisabled widow(er)s | 3,909 | 6.9 | 4,756 | 1,216.74 |
Disabled widow(er)s | 255 | 0.4 | 181 | 711.32 |
Parents of deceased workers | 1 | (L) | 2 | 1,077.05 |
Disability Insurance | 10,895 | 19.1 | 10,666 | 979.03 |
Disabled workers | 8,828 | 15.5 | 9,976 | 1,130.00 |
Spouses of disabled workers | 160 | 0.3 | 48 | 303.45 |
Children of disabled workers | 1,906 | 3.4 | 642 | 336.51 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent. | ||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.
Age | Recipients | Total payments a (millions of dollars) | Average monthly payment b (dollars) | |
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Number (thousands) | Percent | |||
All recipients | 8,292 | 100.0 | 4,616 | 525.84 |
Under 18 | 1,312 | 15.8 | 857 | 627.01 |
18–64 | 4,890 | 59.0 | 2,875 | 542.99 |
65 or older | 2,090 | 25.2 | 884 | 422.17 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data. | ||||
a. Includes retroactive payments. | ||||
b. Excludes retroactive payments. | ||||
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. |
For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.