Single-Year Tables Consistent With the 2025 SSI Annual Report
Table IV.A2.—SSI Federal Benefit Rate Increases and Levels:
Historical and Projected on the Basis of the Intermediate Assumptions of the 2025 OASDI Trustees Report
1974-2049
Historical and Projected on the Basis of the Intermediate Assumptions of the 2025 OASDI Trustees Report
1974-2049
| Federal benefit rate | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | SSI benefit rate increasea | Individual | Couple | Essential personb | ||||||
Historical data: | ||||||||||
| Initial benefit paid January 1, 1974 c | — | $140.00 | $210.00 | $70.00 | ||||||
| 1974 | d 4.3% | 146.00 | 219.00 | 73.00 | ||||||
| 1975 | 8.0 | 157.70 | 236.60 | 78.90 | ||||||
| 1976 | 6.4 | 167.80 | 251.80 | 84.00 | ||||||
| 1977 | 5.9 | 177.80 | 266.70 | 89.00 | ||||||
| 1978 | 6.5 | 189.40 | 284.10 | 94.80 | ||||||
| 1979 | 9.9 | 208.20 | 312.30 | 104.20 | ||||||
| 1980 | 14.3 | 238.00 | 357.00 | 119.20 | ||||||
| 1981 | 11.2 | 264.70 | 397.00 | 132.60 | ||||||
| 1982 | 7.4 | 284.30 | 426.40 | 142.50 | ||||||
| 1983 | d 7.0 | 304.30 | 456.40 | 152.50 | ||||||
| 1984 | 3.5 | 314.00 | 472.00 | 157.00 | ||||||
| 1985 | 3.5 | 325.00 | 488.00 | 163.00 | ||||||
| 1986 | 3.1 | 336.00 | 504.00 | 168.00 | ||||||
| 1987 | 1.3 | 340.00 | 510.00 | 170.00 | ||||||
| 1988 | 4.2 | 354.00 | 532.00 | 177.00 | ||||||
| 1989 | 4.0 | 368.00 | 553.00 | 184.00 | ||||||
| 1990 | 4.7 | 386.00 | 579.00 | 193.00 | ||||||
| 1991 | 5.4 | 407.00 | 610.00 | 204.00 | ||||||
| 1992 | 3.7 | 422.00 | 633.00 | 211.00 | ||||||
| 1993 | 3.0 | 434.00 | 652.00 | 217.00 | ||||||
| 1994 | 2.6 | 446.00 | 669.00 | 223.00 | ||||||
| 1995 | 2.8 | 458.00 | 687.00 | 229.00 | ||||||
| 1996 | 2.6 | 470.00 | 705.00 | 235.00 | ||||||
| 1997 | 2.9 | 484.00 | 726.00 | 242.00 | ||||||
| 1998 | 2.1 | 494.00 | 741.00 | 247.00 | ||||||
| 1999 | 1.3 | 500.00 | 751.00 | 250.00 | ||||||
| 2000 | e 2.5 | f 513.00 | 769.00 | 257.00 | ||||||
| 2001 | 3.5 | f 531.00 | 796.00 | 266.00 | ||||||
| 2002 | 2.6 | 545.00 | 817.00 | 273.00 | ||||||
| 2003 | 1.4 | 552.00 | 829.00 | 277.00 | ||||||
| 2004 | 2.1 | 564.00 | 846.00 | 282.00 | ||||||
| 2005 | 2.7 | 579.00 | 869.00 | 290.00 | ||||||
| 2006 | 4.1 | 603.00 | 904.00 | 302.00 | ||||||
| 2007 | 3.3 | 623.00 | 934.00 | 312.00 | ||||||
| 2008 | 2.3 | 637.00 | 956.00 | 319.00 | ||||||
| 2009 | 5.8 | 674.00 | 1,011.00 | 338.00 | ||||||
| 2010 | 0.0 | 674.00 | 1,011.00 | 338.00 | ||||||
| 2011 | 0.0 | 674.00 | 1,011.00 | 338.00 | ||||||
| 2012 | 3.6 | 698.00 | 1,048.00 | 350.00 | ||||||
| 2013 | 1.7 | 710.00 | 1,066.00 | 356.00 | ||||||
| 2014 | 1.5 | 721.00 | 1,082.00 | 361.00 | ||||||
| 2015 | 1.7 | 733.00 | 1,100.00 | 367.00 | ||||||
| 2016 | 0.0 | 733.00 | 1,100.00 | 367.00 | ||||||
| 2017 | 0.3 | 735.00 | 1,103.00 | 368.00 | ||||||
| 2018 | 2.0 | 750.00 | 1,125.00 | 376.00 | ||||||
| 2019 | 2.8 | 771.00 | 1,157.00 | 386.00 | ||||||
| 2020 | 1.6 | 783.00 | 1,175.00 | 392.00 | ||||||
| 2021 | 1.3 | 794.00 | 1,191.00 | 397.00 | ||||||
| 2022 | 5.9 | 841.00 | 1,261.00 | 421.00 | ||||||
| 2023 | 8.7 | 914.00 | 1,371.00 | 458.00 | ||||||
| 2024 | 3.2 | 943.00 | 1,415.00 | 472.00 | ||||||
| 2025 | 2.5 | 967.00 | 1,450.00 | 484.00 | ||||||
Projected: |
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| 2026 | 2.7 | 993.00 | 1,489.00 | 497.00 | ||||||
| 2027 | 2.5 | 1,017.00 | 1,526.00 | 510.00 | ||||||
| 2028 | 2.4 | 1,042.00 | 1,563.00 | 522.00 | ||||||
| 2029 | 2.4 | 1,067.00 | 1,600.00 | 534.00 | ||||||
| 2030 | 2.4 | 1,093.00 | 1,639.00 | 547.00 | ||||||
| 2031 | 2.4 | 1,119.00 | 1,678.00 | 560.00 | ||||||
| 2032 | 2.4 | 1,146.00 | 1,719.00 | 574.00 | ||||||
| 2033 | 2.4 | 1,173.00 | 1,760.00 | 588.00 | ||||||
| 2034 | 2.4 | 1,201.00 | 1,802.00 | 602.00 | ||||||
| 2035 | 2.4 | 1,230.00 | 1,845.00 | 616.00 | ||||||
| 2036 | 2.4 | 1,260.00 | 1,890.00 | 631.00 | ||||||
| 2037 | 2.4 | 1,290.00 | 1,935.00 | 646.00 | ||||||
| 2038 | 2.4 | 1,321.00 | 1,981.00 | 662.00 | ||||||
| 2039 | 2.4 | 1,353.00 | 2,029.00 | 678.00 | ||||||
| 2040 | 2.4 | 1,385.00 | 2,078.00 | 694.00 | ||||||
| 2041 | 2.4 | 1,418.00 | 2,128.00 | 711.00 | ||||||
| 2042 | 2.4 | 1,452.00 | 2,179.00 | 728.00 | ||||||
| 2043 | 2.4 | 1,487.00 | 2,231.00 | 745.00 | ||||||
| 2044 | 2.4 | 1,523.00 | 2,284.00 | 763.00 | ||||||
| 2045 | 2.4 | 1,560.00 | 2,339.00 | 781.00 | ||||||
| 2046 | 2.4 | 1,597.00 | 2,395.00 | 800.00 | ||||||
| 2047 | 2.4 | 1,635.00 | 2,453.00 | 819.00 | ||||||
| 2048 | 2.4 | 1,675.00 | 2,512.00 | 839.00 | ||||||
| 2049 | 2.4 | 1,715.00 | 2,572.00 | 859.00 | ||||||
a Increases prior to 1984 were effective for the
payment due on July 1 of the year. Increases shown for 1984 and later are effective
for the payment due on January 1 of the year.
b A concept carried over from the former State
assistance plans. As of February 2024, there were only 4 of these cases remaining.
c Benefits paid in January, 1974 were based on
the Federal benefit rates established by Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30, 1972:
$130.00 for individuals; $195.00 for couples; and $65.00 for essential persons.
Retroactive payments were subsequently made to adjust initial payments to the higher
Federal benefit rates established by Public Law 93-233, enacted December 31, 1973.
d Ad hoc increases as specified in the law.
e Originally determined as 2.4 percent, but pursuant to
Public Law 106-554, enacted December 21, 2000, is effectively now 2.5 percent.
f Benefits originally paid in 2000 and through July 2001
were based on Federal benefit rates of $512.00 and $530.00, respectively. Pursuant to
Public Law 106-554, monthly payments beginning in August 2001 were effectively based on the
higher $531 amount. Lump-sum compensation payments were made based on an adjusted benefit
rate for months prior to August 2001.