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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, March 2013

(released April 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, March 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 62,310 54,013 5,511 2,786
Aged 65 or older 40,807 38,718 917 1,172
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,112 7,904 4,594 1,615
Other b 7,391 7,391 . . . . . .
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, March 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 57,202 100.0 66,123 1,155.96
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,264 80.9 55,426 1,198.05
Retirement benefits 40,017 70.0 48,797 1,219.43
Retired workers 37,109 64.9 46,973 1,265.82
Spouses of retired workers 2,279 4.0 1,434 629.43
Children of retired workers 629 1.1 390 620.14
Survivor benefits 6,247 10.9 6,629 1,061.10
Children of deceased workers 1,932 3.4 1,548 801.37
Widowed mothers and fathers 146 0.3 130 891.46
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,912 6.8 4,767 1,218.67
Disabled widow(er)s 256 0.4 182 710.31
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 2 1,072.86
Disability Insurance 10,938 19.1 10,697 977.93
Disabled workers 8,852 15.5 10,000 1,129.61
Spouses of disabled workers 160 0.3 48 302.50
Children of disabled workers 1,926 3.4 649 336.81
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, March 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,298 100.0 4,637 527.51
Under 18 1,312 15.8 865 633.12
18–64 4,897 59.0 2,886 543.95
65 or older 2,089 25.2 886 422.79
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.