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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, March 2015

(released April 2015)

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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, March 2015 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 64,496 56,144 5,580 2,773
Aged 65 or older 43,246 41,116 944 1,187
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,260 8,037 4,636 1,586
Other b 6,991 6,991 . . . . . .
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, March 2015
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 59,323 100.0 72,271 1,218.26
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 48,409 81.6 61,173 1,263.67
Retirement benefits 42,290 71.3 54,393 1,286.21
Retired workers 39,341 66.3 52,416 1,332.35
Spouses of retired workers 2,299 3.9 1,555 676.50
Children of retired workers 649 1.1 422 649.41
Survivor benefits 6,120 10.3 6,780 1,107.89
Children of deceased workers 1,917 3.2 1,597 832.81
Widowed mothers and fathers 136 0.2 126 926.99
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,807 6.4 4,869 1,278.96
Disabled widow(er)s 258 0.4 187 722.99
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,126.31
Disability Insurance 10,914 18.4 11,098 1,016.88
Disabled workers 8,936 15.1 10,410 1,165.04
Spouses of disabled workers 146 0.2 46 315.50
Children of disabled workers 1,832 3.1 642 350.23
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, March 2015
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,352 100.0 4,802 540.12
Under 18 1,296 15.5 883 646.17
18–64 4,927 59.0 2,993 558.83
65 or older 2,130 25.5 926 432.59
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.