SSI Monthly Statistics, 2016

SSI Federally Administered Payments

Table 1. Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, January 2016–December 2016
Month Number of recipients Total payments a (thousands of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Total Federal payment only Federal payment and state supplementation State supplementation only
January 8,319,082 6,786,981 1,365,227 166,874 4,682,971 541.51
February 8,351,225 6,816,051 1,368,652 166,522 4,769,713 539.11
March 8,334,922 6,803,553 1,365,537 165,832 4,751,969 540.81
April 8,319,041 6,790,786 1,362,796 165,459 4,731,547 541.54
May 8,333,558 6,804,324 1,364,171 165,063 4,787,170 540.58
June 8,305,410 6,780,524 1,360,103 164,783 4,707,265 539.93
July 8,290,863 6,768,208 1,358,199 164,456 4,688,121 540.99
August 8,319,067 6,793,437 1,361,321 164,309 4,782,576 540.16
September 8,286,748 6,765,750 1,356,948 164,050 4,712,590 540.09
October 8,293,919 6,772,357 1,357,790 163,772 4,701,636 540.66
November 8,290,184 6,769,367 1,357,309 163,508 4,698,289 539.02
December 8,251,161 6,737,571 1,350,386 163,204 4,740,264 542.38
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data are for the end of the specified month.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
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