SSI Monthly Statistics, May 2020

SSI Federally Administered Payments

Table 1. Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, May 2019–May 2020
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
2019  
May 8,083,401 6,625,028 1,308,489 149,884 4,821,538 566.57
June 8,091,247 6,633,148 1,308,628 149,471 4,832,990 566.88
July 8,099,815 6,639,763 1,310,620 149,432 4,873,582 565.12
August 8,072,203 6,616,601 1,306,576 149,026 4,821,479 567.64
September 8,100,730 6,641,920 1,309,690 149,120 4,873,073 566.71
October 8,082,330 6,626,122 1,307,192 149,016 4,808,860 566.99
November 8,071,343 6,617,058 1,305,407 148,878 4,787,443 567.39
December 8,076,867 6,622,882 1,305,279 148,706 4,815,717 565.69
2020  
January 8,039,312 6,592,965 1,299,922 146,425 4,818,669 574.83
February 8,059,114 6,611,611 1,301,487 146,016 4,868,653 575.14
March 8,074,868 6,625,379 1,303,813 145,676 4,946,599 574.72
April 8,053,280 6,609,179 1,298,936 145,165 4,898,403 576.47
May 8,047,662 6,603,969 1,298,688 145,005 4,868,681 577.07
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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