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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, April 2016

(released May 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, April 2016 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,579 57,260 5,562 2,757
Aged 65 or older 44,554 42,383 964 1,206
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,173 8,025 4,597 1,551
Other b 6,852 6,852 . . . . . .
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, April 2016
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 60,430 100.0 74,474 1,232.39
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 49,644 82.2 63,444 1,277.98
Retirement benefits 43,553 72.1 56,658 1,300.90
Retired workers 40,526 67.1 54,577 1,346.72
Spouses of retired workers 2,357 3.9 1,643 697.08
Children of retired workers 670 1.1 438 653.47
Survivor benefits 6,091 10.1 6,786 1,114.10
Children of deceased workers 1,929 3.2 1,611 835.02
Widowed mothers and fathers 133 0.2 123 930.23
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,768 6.2 4,864 1,290.78
Disabled widow(er)s 260 0.4 186 717.62
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,139.44
Disability Insurance 10,786 17.8 11,030 1,022.55
Disabled workers 8,888 14.7 10,364 1,166.13
Spouses of disabled workers 139 0.2 45 319.97
Children of disabled workers 1,760 2.9 621 352.94
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, April 2016
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,319 100.0 4,732 541.54
Under 18 1,252 15.1 848 650.40
18–64 4,896 58.9 2,937 561.05
65 or older 2,171 26.1 946 435.08
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.