Annual Statistical Supplement, 2020

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits Withheld

Table 6.E1 Number and percentage distribution of retired workers with benefits withheld, with and without reduction for early retirement, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2019
Sex and monthly benefit (dollars) Total With reduction for early retirement Without reduction for early retirement
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All retired workers 330,664 100.0 221,690 100.0 108,974 100.0
Less than 100.00 26,453 8.0 20,147 9.1 6,306 5.8
100.00–199.90 60,156 18.2 41,276 18.6 18,880 17.3
200.00–299.90 26,927 8.1 17,582 7.9 9,345 8.6
300.00–399.90 19,129 5.8 12,506 5.6 6,623 6.1
400.00–499.90 13,416 4.1 8,550 3.9 4,866 4.5
500.00–599.90 9,384 2.8 6,516 2.9 2,868 2.6
600.00–699.90 13,212 4.0 9,646 4.4 3,566 3.3
700.00–799.90 14,913 4.5 10,662 4.8 4,251 3.9
800.00–899.90 15,373 4.6 10,587 4.8 4,786 4.4
900.00–999.90 14,179 4.3 9,900 4.5 4,279 3.9
1,000.00–1,099.90 13,540 4.1 9,559 4.3 3,981 3.7
1,100.00–1,199.90 12,223 3.7 8,714 3.9 3,509 3.2
1,200.00–1,299.90 10,969 3.3 7,839 3.5 3,130 2.9
1,300.00–1,399.90 9,737 2.9 6,986 3.2 2,751 2.5
1,400.00–1,499.90 8,463 2.6 6,061 2.7 2,402 2.2
1,500.00–1,599.90 7,280 2.2 5,293 2.4 1,987 1.8
1,600.00–1,699.90 6,348 1.9 4,662 2.1 1,686 1.5
1,700.00–1,799.90 6,276 1.9 4,689 2.1 1,587 1.5
1,800.00–1,899.90 6,117 1.8 4,515 2.0 1,602 1.5
1,900.00–1,999.90 5,237 1.6 3,913 1.8 1,324 1.2
2,000.00–2,099.90 4,238 1.3 3,127 1.4 1,111 1.0
2,100.00–2,199.90 4,124 1.2 2,925 1.3 1,199 1.1
2,200.00–2,299.90 3,566 1.1 2,304 1.0 1,262 1.2
2,300.00–2,399.90 2,520 0.8 1,365 0.6 1,155 1.1
2,400.00–2,499.90 1,843 0.6 866 0.4 977 0.9
2,500.00–2,599.90 1,579 0.5 614 0.3 965 0.9
2,600.00–2,699.90 1,430 0.4 405 0.2 1,025 0.9
2,700.00–2,799.90 1,564 0.5 285 0.1 1,279 1.2
2,800.00–2,899.90 1,266 0.4 118 0.1 1,148 1.1
2,900.00–2,999.90 1,038 0.3 21 (L) 1,017 0.9
3,000.00 or more 8,164 2.5 57 (L) 8,107 7.4
Men 179,945 100.0 116,048 100.0 63,897 100.0
Less than 100.00 8,416 4.7 6,474 5.6 1,942 3.0
100.00–199.90 23,281 12.9 16,502 14.2 6,779 10.6
200.00–299.90 12,798 7.1 8,553 7.4 4,245 6.6
300.00–399.90 9,535 5.3 6,359 5.5 3,176 5.0
400.00–499.90 7,222 4.0 4,623 4.0 2,599 4.1
500.00–599.90 5,620 3.1 3,860 3.3 1,760 2.8
600.00–699.90 8,224 4.6 5,908 5.1 2,316 3.6
700.00–799.90 8,983 5.0 6,179 5.3 2,804 4.4
800.00–899.90 8,914 5.0 5,685 4.9 3,229 5.1
900.00–999.90 8,103 4.5 5,177 4.5 2,926 4.6
1,000.00–1,099.90 7,628 4.2 4,956 4.3 2,672 4.2
1,100.00–1,199.90 7,112 4.0 4,720 4.1 2,392 3.7
1,200.00–1,299.90 6,466 3.6 4,320 3.7 2,146 3.4
1,300.00–1,399.90 5,929 3.3 4,049 3.5 1,880 2.9
1,400.00–1,499.90 5,270 2.9 3,713 3.2 1,557 2.4
1,500.00–1,599.90 4,652 2.6 3,341 2.9 1,311 2.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 4,241 2.4 3,078 2.7 1,163 1.8
1,700.00–1,799.90 4,301 2.4 3,206 2.8 1,095 1.7
1,800.00–1,899.90 4,244 2.4 3,131 2.7 1,113 1.7
1,900.00–1,999.90 3,765 2.1 2,858 2.5 907 1.4
2,000.00–2,099.90 3,124 1.7 2,342 2.0 782 1.2
2,100.00–2,199.90 3,097 1.7 2,256 1.9 841 1.3
2,200.00–2,299.90 2,676 1.5 1,794 1.5 882 1.4
2,300.00–2,399.90 1,896 1.1 1,068 0.9 828 1.3
2,400.00–2,499.90 1,419 0.8 694 0.6 725 1.1
2,500.00–2,599.90 1,213 0.7 484 0.4 729 1.1
2,600.00–2,699.90 1,146 0.6 323 0.3 823 1.3
2,700.00–2,799.90 1,305 0.7 245 0.2 1,060 1.7
2,800.00–2,899.90 1,072 0.6 103 0.1 969 1.5
2,900.00–2,999.90 876 0.5 13 (L) 863 1.4
3,000.00 or more 7,417 4.1 34 (L) 7,383 11.6
Women 150,719 100.0 105,642 100.0 45,077 100.0
Less than 100.00 18,037 12.0 13,673 12.9 4,364 9.7
100.00–199.90 36,875 24.5 24,774 23.5 12,101 26.8
200.00–299.90 14,129 9.4 9,029 8.5 5,100 11.3
300.00–399.90 9,594 6.4 6,147 5.8 3,447 7.6
400.00–499.90 6,194 4.1 3,927 3.7 2,267 5.0
500.00–599.90 3,764 2.5 2,656 2.5 1,108 2.5
600.00–699.90 4,988 3.3 3,738 3.5 1,250 2.8
700.00–799.90 5,930 3.9 4,483 4.2 1,447 3.2
800.00–899.90 6,459 4.3 4,902 4.6 1,557 3.5
900.00–999.90 6,076 4.0 4,723 4.5 1,353 3.0
1,000.00–1,099.90 5,912 3.9 4,603 4.4 1,309 2.9
1,100.00–1,199.90 5,111 3.4 3,994 3.8 1,117 2.5
1,200.00–1,299.90 4,503 3.0 3,519 3.3 984 2.2
1,300.00–1,399.90 3,808 2.5 2,937 2.8 871 1.9
1,400.00–1,499.90 3,193 2.1 2,348 2.2 845 1.9
1,500.00–1,599.90 2,628 1.7 1,952 1.8 676 1.5
1,600.00–1,699.90 2,107 1.4 1,584 1.5 523 1.2
1,700.00–1,799.90 1,975 1.3 1,483 1.4 492 1.1
1,800.00–1,899.90 1,873 1.2 1,384 1.3 489 1.1
1,900.00–1,999.90 1,472 1.0 1,055 1.0 417 0.9
2,000.00–2,099.90 1,114 0.7 785 0.7 329 0.7
2,100.00–2,199.90 1,027 0.7 669 0.6 358 0.8
2,200.00–2,299.90 890 0.6 510 0.5 380 0.8
2,300.00–2,399.90 624 0.4 297 0.3 327 0.7
2,400.00–2,499.90 424 0.3 172 0.2 252 0.6
2,500.00–2,599.90 366 0.2 130 0.1 236 0.5
2,600.00–2,699.90 284 0.2 82 0.1 202 0.4
2,700.00–2,799.90 259 0.2 40 (L) 219 0.5
2,800.00–2,899.90 194 0.1 15 (L) 179 0.4
2,900.00–2,999.90 162 0.1 8 (L) 154 0.3
3,000.00 or more 747 0.5 23 (L) 724 1.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6.E4 Number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld, by reason for withholding payment and type of benefit, December 2019
Reason payment withheld Total, all beneficiaries Retired workers Disabled workers Wives and husbands Children Widowed mothers and fathers Widow(er)s Parents
Subtotal Wives Husbands
Subtotal Men Women Without children a With children b
Total 2,570,796 330,664 179,945 150,719 165,955 458,006 336,600 28,605 92,801 724,657 37,291 853,700 523
Earnings of—  
Retired workers 39,320 37,416 20,414 17,002 . . . 1,175 934 63 178 729 . . . . . . . . .
Disabled beneficiaries (substantial gainful activity) 80,948 . . . . . . . . . 57,576 623 98 488 37 22,473 . . . 276 . . .
Other beneficiaries 43,418 . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,111 434 11,578 1,099 41 17,170 13,096 0
Entitled child not in care of beneficiary 23,180 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,857 . . . 10,252 605 . . . 12,323 . . . . . .
Payee not determined 10,246 1,104 559 545 1,656 65 (X) 0 (X) 7,070 (X) 350 0
Recoupment of overpayment for reasons other than earnings 48,280 22,196 11,470 10,726 8,110 2,543 1,463 841 239 9,532 1,494 4,405 0
Address unknown 120,114 49,250 29,198 20,052 21,966 4,045 2,829 448 768 30,569 369 13,867 48
Determination of continuing disability pending 16,182 . . . . . . . . . 10,867 116 9 99 8 5,122 . . . 77 . . .
Imprisoned or confined 71,342 17,885 17,071 814 39,766 510 87 160 263 11,915 192 1,074 . . .
Workers' compensation offset 2,578 . . . . . . . . . 1,419 88 45 37 6 1,071 . . . . . . . . .
Government pension offset 508,361 . . . . . . . . . . . . 307,312 231,201 30 76,081 . . . 45 201,004 . . .
Technical entitlement 1,252,582 . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,673 64,602 2,639 5,432 602,655 1,295 575,916 43
Other reasons 354,245 202,813 101,233 101,580 24,595 44,888 (X) 1,970 (X) 33,480 (X) 43,635 432
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Aged 62 or older.
b. Under age 65 with entitled children in their care.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6.E5 Number of wives, husbands, and children with benefits withheld, by reason for withholding payment and type of benefit, December 2019
Reason payment withheld Wives and husbands of— Children under age 18 of— Disabled adult children of— Students aged 18–19 of—
Retired workers Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers
Total 424,309 33,697 34,789 44,001 266,930 152,024 151,219 65,495 1,966 2,394 5,839
Earnings of—  
Retired workers 1,175 . . . 539 . . . . . . 170 . . . . . . 20 . . . . . .
Disabled beneficiaries (substantial gainful activity) . . . 623 . . . . . . 16,427 1,388 2,141 2,444 . . . . . . 73
Other beneficiaries 3,443 9,668 9 13 (X) . . . . . . . . . (X) (X) (X)
Entitled child not in care of beneficiary 2,034 8,823 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payee not determined 62 3 291 2,866 (X) 340 1,220 132 (X) 21 (X)
Recoupment of overpayment for reasons other than earnings 1,787 756 708 1,871 5,634 387 549 191 28 67 97
Address unknown 3,596 449 1,522 5,507 14,067 1,553 5,893 1,432 84 268 243
Determination of continuing disability pending . . . 116 . . . . . . 3,183 399 949 554 . . . . . . 37
Imprisoned or confined 305 205 41 125 (X) 1,967 7,786 1,873 (X) (X) (X)
Workers' compensation offset . . . 88 . . . . . . 1,011 . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . 20
Government pension offset 303,563 3,749 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical entitlement 64,829 7,844 28,081 25,842 213,782 143,655 127,499 55,303 1,726 1,823 4,944
Other reasons 43,515 1,373 3,598 7,777 10,507 2,165 5,182 3,526 102 210 413
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.