The Canadian Safety Net for the Elderly
by Michael Wiseman and Martynas Yčas
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 68, No. 2, 2008
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 68, No. 2, 2008
| States, ordered by individual supplement |
Individual supplement (Net supplement, dollars) |
Couple supplement (net supplement, dollars) |
Cumulative SSI recipients (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All others | 0 | 0 | 44.66 |
| Utah | 0 | 3.22 | 44.85 |
| Oregon | 1.19 | 0 | 45.48 |
| Wyoming | 7.90 | 17.58 | 45.53 |
| Maine | 8.00 | 10.50 | 45.80 |
| Nebraska | 10.00 | 7.70 | 46.00 |
| Michigan | 12.00 | 19.60 | 47.83 |
| South Dakota | 13.00 | 10.50 | 47.99 |
| Virginia | 23.90 | 13.93 | 49.80 |
| New Hampshire | 25.00 | 28.70 | 49.89 |
| Pennsylvania | 25.40 | 30.59 | 53.10 |
| New Jersey | 29.25 | 17.75 | 55.64 |
| Nevada | 34.40 | 52.12 | 56.08 |
| Colorado | 35.00 | 301.60 | 56.76 |
| Oklahoma | 38.00 | 70.00 | 57.58 |
| Idaho | 40.00 | 14.00 | 57.73 |
| Vermont | 40.04 | 69.22 | 57.86 |
| Rhode Island | 45.35 | 75.95 | 58.23 |
| Minnesota | 69.00 | 77.70 | 59.04 |
| Wisconsin | 71.78 | 96.65 | 59.85 |
| New York | 75.00 | 72.80 | 71.09 |
| Massachusetts | 116.82 | 156.32 | 73.50 |
| Connecticut | 171.00 | 204.60 | 74.13 |
| California | 214.00 | 507.60 | 99.85 |
| Alaska | 350.00 | 482.60 | 100.00 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration (2005b). | |||