OASDI Monthly Statistics, 2006

OASDI Benefits in Current-Payment Status Table 5. DI benefits, by type of beneficiary, January 2006–December 2006
Month All beneficiaries Disabled workers Spouses Children
Number (thousands)
January 8,329 6,535 154 1,639
February 8,349 6,546 155 1,647
March 8,376 6,565 155 1,657
April 8,408 6,586 155 1,667
May 8,435 6,608 155 1,673
June 8,428 6,630 155 1,643
July 8,438 6,675 155 1,608
August 8,493 6,724 155 1,614
September 8,530 6,750 156 1,624
October 8,571 6,780 156 1,635
November 8,596 6,796 156 1,644
December 8,619 6,812 156 1,652
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
January 6,629 6,133 38 458
February 6,645 6,146 38 461
March 6,686 6,184 38 464
April 6,713 6,209 38 467
May 6,738 6,231 38 469
June 6,752 6,254 38 460
July 6,788 6,301 38 449
August 6,841 6,350 39 451
September 6,872 6,379 39 455
October 6,906 6,409 39 458
November 6,932 6,432 39 462
December 7,181 6,661 40 480
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
January 796.00 938.50 244.90 279.50
February 795.90 938.80 244.70 279.70
March 798.20 942.10 244.60 280.00
April 798.50 942.70 244.60 280.10
May 798.80 943.00 244.70 280.40
June 801.20 943.40 245.50 279.90
July 804.50 944.00 247.80 279.30
August 805.50 944.50 249.20 279.70
September 805.60 944.90 249.20 279.90
October 805.80 945.30 249.30 280.20
November 806.50 946.40 249.10 280.80
December 833.10 977.90 257.00 290.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data are for the end of the specified month.
Some Social Security beneficiaries are entitled to more than one type of benefit. In most cases, they are dually entitled to a worker benefit and a higher spouse or widow(er) benefit. If both benefits are financed from the same trust fund, the beneficiary is usually counted only once in the statistics, as a retired-worker or a disabled-worker beneficiary, and the benefit amount recorded is the larger amount associated with the auxiliary benefit. If the benefits are paid from different trust funds the beneficiary is counted twice, and the respective benefit amounts are recorded for each type of benefit.
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