SSI Monthly Statistics, January 2026

All Federally Administered Payments

Table 9. Number of awards, by eligibility category and age of awardee, January 2025–January 2026
Month	Total	Eligibility category		Age
Month	Total	Aged	Blind and disabled	Under 18	18–64	65 or older
2025
January	44,975	8,448	36,527	11,336	24,929	8,710
February	52,175	9,330	42,845	12,404	30,128	9,643
March	54,595	9,241	45,354	13,545	31,502	9,548
April	63,561	10,116	53,445	16,341	36,722	10,498
May	57,541	9,845	47,696	15,064	32,288	10,189
June	61,429	9,811	51,618	16,050	35,213	10,166
July	51,136	8,665	42,471	13,689	28,477	8,970
August	52,668	8,753	43,915	13,185	30,423	9,060
September	62,410	8,975	53,435	15,564	37,506	9,340
October	55,064	8,922	46,142	13,935	31,885	9,244
November	54,635	8,258	46,377	14,366	31,672	8,597
December ^a	53,074	7,415	45,659	14,178	31,172	7,724
2026
January ^a	44,808	6,985	37,823	11,871	25,686	7,251
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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