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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2016

(released February 2016)

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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 2016 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,240 56,921 5,566 2,753
Aged 65 or older 44,271 42,107 962 1,202
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,194 8,039 4,604 1,551
Other b 6,775 6,775 . . . . . .
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, January 2016
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 60,084 100.0 73,895 1,229.85
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 49,290 82.0 62,859 1,275.28
Retirement benefits 43,235 72.0 56,119 1,298.00
Retired workers 40,244 67.0 54,075 1,343.68
Spouses of retired workers 2,338 3.9 1,618 692.10
Children of retired workers 654 1.1 426 652.20
Survivor benefits 6,055 10.1 6,740 1,113.07
Children of deceased workers 1,902 3.2 1,586 833.74
Widowed mothers and fathers 129 0.2 119 927.71
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,764 6.3 4,847 1,287.75
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 186 718.64
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,133.80
Disability Insurance 10,794 18.0 11,036 1,022.41
Disabled workers 8,899 14.8 10,374 1,165.76
Spouses of disabled workers 139 0.2 44 319.31
Children of disabled workers 1,756 2.9 617 351.55
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 2016
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,319 100.0 4,683 541.51
Under 18 1,260 15.1 845 650.92
18–64 4,895 58.8 2,897 560.67
65 or older 2,164 26.0 941 434.68
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.