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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2013

(released March 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
Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both, February 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 62,175 53,880 5,514 2,781
Aged 65 or older 40,710 38,622 916 1,171
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,098 7,891 4,597 1,610
Other b 7,367 7,367 . . . . . .
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.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, February 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 57,064 100.0 65,929 1,155.36
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,150 80.9 55,249 1,197.18
Retirement benefits 39,915 69.9 48,635 1,218.48
Retired workers 37,013 64.9 46,817 1,264.88
Spouses of retired workers 2,279 4.0 1,432 628.55
Children of retired workers 623 1.1 386 619.68
Survivor benefits 6,235 10.9 6,614 1,060.79
Children of deceased workers 1,923 3.4 1,540 800.99
Widowed mothers and fathers 145 0.3 129 890.74
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,911 6.9 4,762 1,217.67
Disabled widow(er)s 255 0.4 181 710.86
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 2 1,075.39
Disability Insurance 10,914 19.1 10,680 978.52
Disabled workers 8,839 15.5 9,986 1,129.81
Spouses of disabled workers 160 0.3 48 303.01
Children of disabled workers 1,915 3.4 645 336.71
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.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, February 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,295 100.0 4,612 526.41
Under 18 1,317 15.9 863 631.02
18–64 4,891 59.0 2,867 542.93
65 or older 2,088 25.2 883 421.70
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.