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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 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, May 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 62,576 54,265 5,522 2,789
Aged 65 or older 40,986 38,896 918 1,173
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,154 7,934 4,605 1,616
Other b 7,436 7,436 . . . . . .
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, May 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 57,457 100.0 66,492 1,157.25
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,480 80.9 55,763 1,199.72
Retirement benefits 40,214 70.0 49,111 1,221.22
Retired workers 37,297 64.9 47,275 1,267.55
Spouses of retired workers 2,281 4.0 1,440 631.27
Children of retired workers 637 1.1 396 620.84
Survivor benefits 6,266 10.9 6,653 1,061.70
Children of deceased workers 1,947 3.4 1,561 802.08
Widowed mothers and fathers 149 0.3 133 892.42
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,913 6.8 4,775 1,220.43
Disabled widow(er)s 256 0.4 182 708.94
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 2 1,076.30
Disability Insurance 10,976 19.1 10,729 977.42
Disabled workers 8,877 15.4 10,026 1,129.51
Spouses of disabled workers 160 0.3 48 302.25
Children of disabled workers 1,940 3.4 654 337.11
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, May 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,311 100.0 4,636 527.22
Under 18 1,312 15.8 862 631.23
18–64 4,909 59.1 2,887 543.86
65 or older 2,090 25.2 887 423.13
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.