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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 2013

(released September 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, August 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 62,699 54,359 5,548 2,793
Aged 65 or older 41,301 39,200 923 1,178
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,210 7,970 4,625 1,615
Other b 7,189 7,189 . . . . . .
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, August 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 57,554 100.0 66,863 1,161.73
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,630 81.0 56,129 1,203.72
Retirement benefits 40,469 70.3 49,562 1,224.69
Retired workers 37,576 65.3 47,735 1,270.38
Spouses of retired workers 2,283 4.0 1,448 634.20
Children of retired workers 610 1.1 378 619.95
Survivor benefits 6,161 10.7 6,568 1,066.01
Children of deceased workers 1,862 3.2 1,490 800.11
Widowed mothers and fathers 147 0.3 133 904.27
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,894 6.8 4,762 1,222.88
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 182 707.82
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,078.60
Disability Insurance 10,924 19.0 10,733 982.52
Disabled workers 8,912 15.5 10,064 1,129.20
Spouses of disabled workers 158 0.3 48 304.09
Children of disabled workers 1,854 3.2 622 335.28
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, August 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,341 100.0 4,662 528.25
Under 18 1,310 15.7 868 636.19
18–64 4,930 59.1 2,903 544.40
65 or older 2,101 25.2 892 423.39
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.