SSI Monthly Statistics, October 2023

All Federally Administered Payments

Table 2. Number of recipients by type of payment, total payments, and average monthly payment, October 2022–October 2023
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
2022  
October 7,572,671 6,222,101 1,216,331 134,239 4,887,361 623.94
November 7,565,877 6,216,292 1,215,068 134,517 4,887,879 620.90
December 7,542,222 6,195,447 1,212,283 134,492 4,910,154 622.00
2023  
January 7,553,829 6,205,760 1,214,219 133,850 5,303,257 677.16
February 7,538,212 6,193,251 1,211,333 133,628 5,293,459 675.37
March 7,509,753 6,168,606 1,207,805 133,342 5,290,027 678.47
April 7,511,160 6,171,319 1,206,496 133,345 5,281,778 677.40
May 7,514,206 6,173,440 1,207,297 133,469 5,338,702 675.10
June 7,475,309 6,140,189 1,201,817 133,303 5,247,203 677.26
July 7,474,735 6,140,579 1,200,966 133,190 5,248,745 675.88
August 7,482,753 6,147,527 1,202,055 133,171 5,315,697 674.36
September 7,450,135 6,119,089 1,197,947 133,099 5,236,643 676.06
October 7,463,724 6,131,627 1,199,108 132,989 5,283,057 676.60
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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