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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, November 2013

(released December 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, November 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 63,093 54,714 5,579 2,800
Aged 65 or older 41,626 39,513 928 1,185
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,267 8,001 4,651 1,615
Other b 7,200 7,200 . . . . . .
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, November 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 57,917 100.0 67,425 1,164.18
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,935 81.0 56,645 1,206.87
Retirement benefits 40,744 70.4 50,044 1,228.25
Retired workers 37,835 65.3 48,198 1,273.91
Spouses of retired workers 2,287 3.9 1,459 637.78
Children of retired workers 622 1.1 387 622.27
Survivor benefits 6,191 10.7 6,600 1,066.14
Children of deceased workers 1,891 3.3 1,515 801.23
Widowed mothers and fathers 151 0.3 137 906.06
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,890 6.7 4,765 1,224.95
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 182 706.60
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,077.42
Disability Insurance 10,981 19.0 10,780 981.70
Disabled workers 8,941 15.4 10,100 1,129.65
Spouses of disabled workers 157 0.3 48 303.53
Children of disabled workers 1,883 3.3 633 335.99
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, November 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,379 100.0 4,636 528.56
Under 18 1,315 15.7 862 634.89
18–64 4,951 59.1 2,877 545.06
65 or older 2,113 25.2 897 423.93
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.