SSI Monthly Statistics, May 2022

All Federally Administered Payments

Table 9. Number of awards, by eligibility category and age of awardee, May 2021–May 2022
Month	Total	Eligibility category		Age
Month	Total	Aged	Blind and disabled	Under 18	18–64	65 or older
2021
May	42,910	6,742	36,168	9,091	26,929	6,890
June	45,049	6,444	38,605	9,869	28,579	6,601
July	39,529	6,676	32,853	8,663	24,060	6,806
August	50,750	9,798	40,952	10,787	30,013	9,950
September	44,350	9,564	34,786	9,288	25,338	9,724
October	41,916	9,734	32,182	8,360	23,687	9,869
November	41,716	9,669	32,047	8,406	23,498	9,812
December	46,036	9,743	36,293	9,616	26,507	9,913
2022
January	35,829	7,578	28,251	7,684	20,426	7,719
February	47,123	8,949	38,174	10,075	27,907	9,141
March	40,600	7,188	33,412	8,898	24,347	7,355
April ^a	39,428	7,543	31,885	8,210	23,547	7,671
May ^a	49,671	9,744	39,927	10,622	29,071	9,978
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data are for all awards made during the specified month.
a. Preliminary data. In the first 2 months after their release, numbers may be adjusted to reflect returned checks.
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