Annual Statistical Supplement, 2008

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Representative Payee

Table 5.L1 Number of beneficiaries with a representative payee as a percentage of all beneficiaries, by type of beneficiary and age, December 2007
Type of beneficiary and age All
beneficiaries		 Beneficiaries with representative payee
Number Percentage of
all beneficiaries
Total 49,864,838 5,164,508 10.4
Adult beneficiaries 46,745,315 2,051,505 4.4
Retired workers 31,527,728 441,309 1.4
Under 65 2,744,414 6,108 0.2
65–74 15,379,545 138,374 0.9
75–84 9,779,494 145,871 1.5
85 or older 3,624,275 150,956 4.2
Disabled workers 7,098,723 822,654 11.6
Under 35 435,000 139,448 32.1
35–44 977,116 173,688 17.8
45–54 2,149,779 262,108 12.2
55 or older 3,536,828 247,410 7.0
Wives and husbands 2,584,884 22,968 0.9
Under 65 379,183 2,743 0.7
65–74 1,255,154 9,680 0.8
75–84 805,242 7,504 0.9
85 or older 145,305 3,041 2.1
Widow(er)s a 4,377,830 128,944 2.9
Under 65 598,211 2,538 0.4
65–74 1,195,745 19,980 1.7
75–84 1,539,725 43,657 2.8
85 or older 1,044,149 62,769 6.0
Disabled widow(er)s 224,982 14,473 6.4
Under 55 29,154 2,058 7.1
55–64 195,828 12,415 6.3
Disabled adult children 794,677 616,551 77.6
Under 35 224,211 159,280 71.0
35–44 189,260 142,772 75.4
45–54 198,339 160,139 80.7
55 or older 182,867 154,360 84.4
Students aged 18–19 136,491 4,606 3.4
Children under age 18 3,119,523 3,113,003 99.8
In custody of parent payee 2,785,956 2,781,807 99.9
Not in custody of parent payee 333,567 331,196 99.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181 or supplement@ssa.gov.