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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2015

(released November 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, October 2015 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 64,992 56,653 5,570 2,769
Aged 65 or older 43,947 41,788 957 1,201
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,228 8,047 4,613 1,568
Other b 6,817 6,817 . . . . . .
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 based on 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 2015
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 59,833 100.0 73,315 1,225.34
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 49,017 81.9 62,263 1,270.23
Retirement benefits 42,940 71.8 55,504 1,292.59
Retired workers 39,968 66.8 53,489 1,338.27
Spouses of retired workers 2,330 3.9 1,599 686.21
Children of retired workers 642 1.1 417 649.15
Survivor benefits 6,077 10.2 6,759 1,112.20
Children of deceased workers 1,877 3.1 1,559 830.78
Widowed mothers and fathers 140 0.2 132 939.04
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,800 6.4 4,880 1,284.39
Disabled widow(er)s 260 0.4 187 719.66
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,127.64
Disability Insurance 10,815 18.1 11,052 1,021.87
Disabled workers 8,923 14.9 10,394 1,164.92
Spouses of disabled workers 143 0.2 46 317.86
Children of disabled workers 1,749 2.9 612 349.81
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 2015
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,340 100.0 4,732 541.60
Under 18 1,267 15.2 856 652.84
18–64 4,914 58.9 2,938 560.44
65 or older 2,158 25.9 937 433.80
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.