SSI Monthly Statistics, August 2021

All Federally Administered Payments

Table 2. Number of recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, August 2020–August 2021
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
2020  
August 8,041,824 6,603,262 1,294,784 143,778 4,830,585 577.78
September 8,051,680 6,612,756 1,295,421 143,503 4,885,925 576.38
October 8,007,647 6,576,780 1,287,797 143,070 4,808,354 579.56
November 7,993,867 6,568,365 1,283,058 142,444 4,786,759 577.32
December 7,959,766 6,541,267 1,276,519 141,980 4,797,688 575.73
2021  
January 7,926,390 6,516,598 1,270,362 139,430 4,783,671 585.53
February 7,928,189 6,522,525 1,267,427 138,237 4,854,525 584.56
March 7,886,161 6,490,992 1,258,312 136,857 4,815,171 585.75
April 7,850,349 6,462,687 1,251,733 135,929 4,784,732 586.49
May 7,834,282 6,451,400 1,247,692 135,190 4,766,971 585.46
June 7,818,363 6,438,309 1,245,416 134,638 4,775,661 584.58
July 7,777,072 6,403,419 1,239,704 133,949 4,708,088 585.86
August 7,792,260 6,416,539 1,242,211 133,510 4,788,823 585.96
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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