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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, April 2026

(released May 2026)

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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
Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both, April 2026 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 75,488 68,150 4,822 2,516
Aged 65 or older 58,866 56,366 1,079 1,421
Disabled, under age 65 a 11,016 6,179 3,743 1,095
Other b 5,605 5,605 . . . . . .
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 based on their own disability.
b. Social Security beneficiaries who are neither aged nor disabled (for example, early retirees, young survivors).
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, April 2026
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 71,077 100.0 137,377 1,932.80
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 62,995 88.6 125,309 1,989.20
Retirement benefits 57,147 80.4 115,804 2,026.41
Retired workers 54,308 76.4 113,024 2,081.16
Spouses of retired workers 2,088 2.9 2,059 985.99
Children of retired workers 751 1.1 720 959.56
Survivor benefits 5,847 8.2 9,505 1,625.56
Children of deceased workers 2,056 2.9 2,426 1,179.73
Widowed mothers and fathers 94 0.1 128 1,364.86
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,510 4.9 6,766 1,927.87
Disabled widow(er)s 187 0.3 184 984.20
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,748.11
Disability Insurance 8,082 11.4 12,068 1,493.20
Disabled workers 7,050 9.9 11,525 1,634.70
Spouses of disabled workers 88 0.1 41 461.93
Children of disabled workers 944 1.3 503 532.84
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, April 2026
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 7,338 100.0 5,760 738.22
Under 18 1,019 13.9 964 873.89
18–64 3,819 52.0 3,255 785.70
65 or older 2,500 34.1 1,541 610.85
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.