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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2014

(released February 2014)

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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, January 2014 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 63,251 54,887 5,574 2,790
Aged 65 or older 41,876 39,762 931 1,183
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,249 7,999 4,643 1,607
Other b 7,126 7,126 . . . . . .
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, January 2014
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 58,079 100.0 68,767 1,184.01
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 47,108 81.1 57,838 1,227.78
Retirement benefits 40,955 70.5 51,178 1,249.61
Retired workers 38,042 65.5 49,296 1,295.84
Spouses of retired workers 2,285 3.9 1,484 649.46
Children of retired workers 629 1.1 398 633.54
Survivor benefits 6,153 10.6 6,660 1,082.41
Children of deceased workers 1,905 3.3 1,554 815.42
Widowed mothers and fathers 138 0.2 125 905.66
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,852 6.6 4,796 1,245.20
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 184 716.38
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,091.19
Disability Insurance 10,971 18.9 10,928 996.11
Disabled workers 8,930 15.4 10,236 1,146.18
Spouses of disabled workers 154 0.3 47 308.16
Children of disabled workers 1,887 3.2 645 341.99
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, January 2014
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,364 100.0 4,675 535.23
Under 18 1,312 15.7 864 639.84
18–64 4,938 59.0 2,902 552.72
65 or older 2,114 25.3 909 429.64
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.