Congressional Statistics, December 2015 (Expanded Edition)

Connecticut

Social Security

Old-Age (retirement), Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)—popularly referred to as Social Security—provides monthly benefits to an eligible worker and family members when the worker elects to start receiving retirement benefits or when the worker dies or becomes disabled. A worker's lifetime covered earnings largely determine the amount of benefits received.

Table 1. Number of OASDI beneficiaries in current-payment status and total monthly benefits, December 2015
Congressional district Number of beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars) Number of beneficiaries aged 65 or older
Total Retired workers Disabled workers Widow(er)s and parents Spouses a Children b All beneficiaries Retired workers Widow(er)s and parents
Connecticut 659,238 474,950 81,784 39,075 22,110 41,319 901,648 701,155 54,924 509,120
1 139,357 100,120 17,781 7,766 3,935 9,755 185,539 144,227 10,631 106,249
2 138,107 99,730 17,508 8,372 4,431 8,066 188,348 145,755 11,772 105,666
3 133,076 94,957 18,037 7,853 3,795 8,434 180,351 139,000 10,906 101,438
4 114,218 84,587 10,496 7,310 5,533 6,292 165,291 131,821 10,829 93,621
5 134,480 95,556 17,962 7,774 4,416 8,772 182,120 140,352 10,785 102,146
All areas c 59,963,425 40,089,061 8,909,430 4,190,676 2,477,567 4,296,691 73,642,029 53,790,278 5,194,659 43,243,199
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired or disabled.
b. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired, deceased, or disabled.
c. Includes beneficiaries in the 50 States, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.

Supplemental Security Income

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal cash assistance program that provides monthly payments to low-income aged, blind, or disabled persons in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Table 2. Number of recipients of federally administered SSI payments and total monthly payments, December 2015
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Under age 18 Aged 65 or older
Connecticut 63,736 6,772 430 56,534 35,913 2,782 230 32,901 19,840 8,712 14,952
1 16,761 1,978 112 14,671 9,459 841 65 8,553 5,234 2,422 4,482
2 8,380 612 56 7,712 4,640 226 30 4,385 2,905 1,129 1,413
3 14,073 1,203 94 12,776 8,040 477 46 7,517 4,124 1,796 2,911
4 10,302 1,599 73 8,630 5,722 687 37 4,998 3,146 1,226 3,089
5 14,220 1,380 95 12,745 8,051 551 52 7,448 4,431 2,139 3,057
All areas b 8,309,564 1,157,492 67,851 7,084,221 4,721,982 495,852 38,705 4,187,426 2,731,528 1,267,160 2,153,849
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. Includes persons who are receiving both SSI payments and Social Security benefits.
b. Includes recipients in the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Northern Mariana Islands.