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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2013

(released November 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, October 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 62,980 54,599 5,578 2,802
Aged 65 or older 41,538 39,429 926 1,183
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,262 7,990 4,653 1,619
Other b 7,180 7,180 . . . . . .
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, October 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 57,804 100.0 67,205 1,162.63
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,840 81.0 56,442 1,204.98
Retirement benefits 40,661 70.3 49,856 1,226.12
Retired workers 37,757 65.3 48,018 1,271.77
Spouses of retired workers 2,286 4.0 1,454 635.92
Children of retired workers 618 1.1 384 620.82
Survivor benefits 6,179 10.7 6,586 1,065.88
Children of deceased workers 1,881 3.3 1,505 800.34
Widowed mothers and fathers 149 0.3 135 904.91
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,890 6.7 4,762 1,224.15
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 182 706.96
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,079.48
Disability Insurance 10,964 19.0 10,764 981.72
Disabled workers 8,936 15.5 10,088 1,128.90
Spouses of disabled workers 157 0.3 48 303.72
Children of disabled workers 1,871 3.2 628 335.75
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, October 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,381 100.0 4,670 526.35
Under 18 1,317 15.7 857 626.87
18–64 4,955 59.1 2,919 543.62
65 or older 2,109 25.2 894 423.23
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.