Annual Statistical Supplement, 2025

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

With Representative Payee

Table 5.L1 Number of all beneficiaries, and number and percentage of beneficiaries who have a representative payee, by type of beneficiary and age, December 2024
Type of beneficiary and age All beneficiaries Beneficiaries with representative payee
Number Percentage of all beneficiaries
Total 68,455,973 4,650,935 6.8
Adults a 64,686,266 1,302,920 2.0
Retired workers 51,772,651 530,023 1.0
Under 65 2,542,884 9,135 0.4
65–74 26,710,919 244,693 0.9
75–84 17,349,476 171,690 1.0
85 or older 5,169,372 104,505 2.0
Disabled workers 7,231,147 686,001 9.5
Under 35 253,323 85,293 33.7
35–44 656,082 130,679 19.9
45–54 1,453,620 166,759 11.5
55–FRA 4,868,122 303,270 6.2
Wives and husbands 1,947,761 16,631 0.9
Under 65 161,761 1,192 0.7
65–74 950,857 7,371 0.8
75–84 686,100 5,818 0.8
85 or older 149,043 2,250 1.5
Widowed mothers and fathers 103,829 229 0.2
Under 65 101,404 200 0.2
65 or older 2,425 29 1.2
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,433,993 62,044 1.8
Under 65 400,908 1,527 0.4
65–74 1,254,097 12,868 1.0
75–84 988,225 20,177 2.0
85 or older 790,763 27,472 3.5
Disabled widow(er)s 196,108 7,960 4.1
Under 55 12,980 466 3.6
55–FRA 183,128 7,494 4.1
Parents of deceased workers 777 32 4.1
Children 3,769,707 3,348,015 88.8
Under age 18 2,489,306 2,487,794 99.9
In custody of parent payee 2,188,261 2,188,261 100.0
Not in custody of parent payee 301,045 299,533 99.5
Disabled adult children 1,187,404 856,482 72.1
Under 35 354,148 263,352 74.4
35–44 302,395 207,119 68.5
45–54 227,297 154,243 67.9
55 or older 303,564 231,768 76.3
Students, aged 18–19 92,997 3,739 4.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
a. Excludes disabled adult children and students 18–19.
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