Annual Statistical Supplement, 2025

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits Withheld

Table 6.E1 Number and percentage distribution of retired workers with benefits withheld, by monthly benefit; overall and with and without reduction for early retirement, by sex, December 2024
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 379,088 100.0 257,589 100.0 121,499 100.0
Less than 100.00 12,486 3.3 9,717 3.8 2,769 2.3
100.00–199.90 74,722 19.7 51,353 19.9 23,369 19.2
200.00–299.90 30,195 8.0 18,671 7.2 11,524 9.5
300.00–399.90 21,650 5.7 13,571 5.3 8,079 6.6
400.00–499.90 16,488 4.3 10,356 4.0 6,132 5.0
500.00–599.90 13,004 3.4 8,059 3.1 4,945 4.1
600.00–699.90 8,863 2.3 5,906 2.3 2,957 2.4
700.00–799.90 10,440 2.8 7,602 3.0 2,838 2.3
800.00–899.90 13,618 3.6 9,913 3.8 3,705 3.0
900.00–999.90 14,246 3.8 10,126 3.9 4,120 3.4
1,000.00–1,099.90 14,846 3.9 10,208 4.0 4,638 3.8
1,100.00–1,199.90 14,045 3.7 9,613 3.7 4,432 3.6
1,200.00–1,299.90 13,092 3.5 8,875 3.4 4,217 3.5
1,300.00–1,399.90 12,492 3.3 8,545 3.3 3,947 3.2
1,400.00–1,499.90 11,270 3.0 7,860 3.1 3,410 2.8
1,500.00–1,599.90 10,187 2.7 7,011 2.7 3,176 2.6
1,600.00–1,699.90 9,235 2.4 6,477 2.5 2,758 2.3
1,700.00–1,799.90 8,403 2.2 5,867 2.3 2,536 2.1
1,800.00–1,899.90 7,712 2.0 5,469 2.1 2,243 1.8
1,900.00–1,999.90 6,812 1.8 4,865 1.9 1,947 1.6
2,000.00–2,099.90 6,166 1.6 4,467 1.7 1,699 1.4
2,100.00–2,199.90 6,433 1.7 4,801 1.9 1,632 1.3
2,200.00–2,299.90 6,281 1.7 4,721 1.8 1,560 1.3
2,300.00–2,399.90 5,463 1.4 4,105 1.6 1,358 1.1
2,400.00–2,499.90 4,644 1.2 3,496 1.4 1,148 0.9
2,500.00–2,599.90 4,134 1.1 3,070 1.2 1,064 0.9
2,600.00–2,699.90 3,686 1.0 2,703 1.0 983 0.8
2,700.00–2,799.90 3,449 0.9 2,425 0.9 1,024 0.8
2,800.00–2,899.90 2,717 0.7 1,832 0.7 885 0.7
2,900.00–2,999.90 2,162 0.6 1,356 0.5 806 0.7
3,000.00 or more 10,147 2.7 4,549 1.8 5,598 4.6
Men 199,028 100.0 133,278 100.0 65,750 100.0
Less than 100.00 3,817 1.9 2,884 2.2 933 1.4
100.00–199.90 25,660 12.9 18,236 13.7 7,424 11.3
200.00–299.90 13,505 6.8 8,698 6.5 4,807 7.3
300.00–399.90 10,612 5.3 6,908 5.2 3,704 5.6
400.00–499.90 8,509 4.3 5,422 4.1 3,087 4.7
500.00–599.90 6,975 3.5 4,394 3.3 2,581 3.9
600.00–699.90 5,259 2.6 3,481 2.6 1,778 2.7
700.00–799.90 6,532 3.3 4,686 3.5 1,846 2.8
800.00–899.90 8,466 4.3 6,048 4.5 2,418 3.7
900.00–999.90 8,671 4.4 5,932 4.5 2,739 4.2
1,000.00–1,099.90 8,738 4.4 5,649 4.2 3,089 4.7
1,100.00–1,199.90 8,184 4.1 5,134 3.9 3,050 4.6
1,200.00–1,299.90 7,492 3.8 4,629 3.5 2,863 4.4
1,300.00–1,399.90 7,251 3.6 4,536 3.4 2,715 4.1
1,400.00–1,499.90 6,536 3.3 4,229 3.2 2,307 3.5
1,500.00–1,599.90 5,950 3.0 3,804 2.9 2,146 3.3
1,600.00–1,699.90 5,569 2.8 3,709 2.8 1,860 2.8
1,700.00–1,799.90 4,988 2.5 3,343 2.5 1,645 2.5
1,800.00–1,899.90 4,654 2.3 3,239 2.4 1,415 2.2
1,900.00–1,999.90 4,197 2.1 2,898 2.2 1,299 2.0
2,000.00–2,099.90 3,836 1.9 2,735 2.1 1,101 1.7
2,100.00–2,199.90 4,144 2.1 3,103 2.3 1,041 1.6
2,200.00–2,299.90 4,104 2.1 3,056 2.3 1,048 1.6
2,300.00–2,399.90 3,657 1.8 2,743 2.1 914 1.4
2,400.00–2,499.90 3,131 1.6 2,369 1.8 762 1.2
2,500.00–2,599.90 2,792 1.4 2,115 1.6 677 1.0
2,600.00–2,699.90 2,556 1.3 1,925 1.4 631 1.0
2,700.00–2,799.90 2,408 1.2 1,715 1.3 693 1.1
2,800.00–2,899.90 1,939 1.0 1,336 1.0 603 0.9
2,900.00–2,999.90 1,510 0.8 956 0.7 554 0.8
3,000.00 or more 7,386 3.7 3,366 2.5 4,020 6.1
Women 180,060 100.0 124,311 100.0 55,749 100.0
Less than 100.00 8,669 4.8 6,833 5.5 1,836 3.3
100.00–199.90 49,062 27.2 33,117 26.6 15,945 28.6
200.00–299.90 16,690 9.3 9,973 8.0 6,717 12.0
300.00–399.90 11,038 6.1 6,663 5.4 4,375 7.8
400.00–499.90 7,979 4.4 4,934 4.0 3,045 5.5
500.00–599.90 6,029 3.3 3,665 2.9 2,364 4.2
600.00–699.90 3,604 2.0 2,425 2.0 1,179 2.1
700.00–799.90 3,908 2.2 2,916 2.3 992 1.8
800.00–899.90 5,152 2.9 3,865 3.1 1,287 2.3
900.00–999.90 5,575 3.1 4,194 3.4 1,381 2.5
1,000.00–1,099.90 6,108 3.4 4,559 3.7 1,549 2.8
1,100.00–1,199.90 5,861 3.3 4,479 3.6 1,382 2.5
1,200.00–1,299.90 5,600 3.1 4,246 3.4 1,354 2.4
1,300.00–1,399.90 5,241 2.9 4,009 3.2 1,232 2.2
1,400.00–1,499.90 4,734 2.6 3,631 2.9 1,103 2.0
1,500.00–1,599.90 4,237 2.4 3,207 2.6 1,030 1.8
1,600.00–1,699.90 3,666 2.0 2,768 2.2 898 1.6
1,700.00–1,799.90 3,415 1.9 2,524 2.0 891 1.6
1,800.00–1,899.90 3,058 1.7 2,230 1.8 828 1.5
1,900.00–1,999.90 2,615 1.5 1,967 1.6 648 1.2
2,000.00–2,099.90 2,330 1.3 1,732 1.4 598 1.1
2,100.00–2,199.90 2,289 1.3 1,698 1.4 591 1.1
2,200.00–2,299.90 2,177 1.2 1,665 1.3 512 0.9
2,300.00–2,399.90 1,806 1.0 1,362 1.1 444 0.8
2,400.00–2,499.90 1,513 0.8 1,127 0.9 386 0.7
2,500.00–2,599.90 1,342 0.7 955 0.8 387 0.7
2,600.00–2,699.90 1,130 0.6 778 0.6 352 0.6
2,700.00–2,799.90 1,041 0.6 710 0.6 331 0.6
2,800.00–2,899.90 778 0.4 496 0.4 282 0.5
2,900.00–2,999.90 652 0.4 400 0.3 252 0.5
3,000.00 or more 2,761 1.5 1,183 1.0 1,578 2.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6.E4 Number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld, by reason for withholding payment and type of benefit, December 2024
Reason payment withheld All beneficiaries Retired workers Disabled workers Wives and husbands Children Widowed mothers and fathers Widow(er)s Parents of deceased workers
Subtotal Wives Husbands
Subtotal Men Women Without children a With children b
Total 2,504,030 379,088 199,028 180,060 133,622 472,398 362,611 19,480 90,307 644,273 29,490 844,663 496
Earnings of—  
Retired workers 59,778 57,926 31,319 26,607 . . . 1,090 937 51 102 762 . . . . . . . . .
Disabled beneficiaries (substantial gainful activity) 63,169 . . . . . . . . . 46,437 324 69 227 28 16,210 . . . 198 . . .
Other beneficiaries 36,488 . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,136 542 8,021 573 56 13,944 13,352 0
Entitled child not in care of beneficiary 17,710 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,944 . . . 7,581 363 . . . 9,766 . . . . . .
Payee not determined 13,791 1,477 768 709 2,262 (X) 53 (X) 5 9,592 0 401 0
Recoupment of overpayment for reasons other than earnings 9,222 3,593 1,508 2,085 1,594 558 434 73 51 2,468 (X) 933 (X)
Address unknown 146,107 71,905 41,051 30,854 24,097 4,880 3,607 349 924 28,866 (X) 16,001 (X)
Determination of continuing disability pending 8,318 . . . . . . . . . 6,081 42 8 30 4 2,165 . . . 30 . . .
Imprisoned or confined 64,773 19,418 18,526 892 32,145 (X) 71 (X) 249 11,564 106 1,132 . . .
Workers' compensation offset 595 . . . . . . . . . 418 37 27 6 4 140 . . . . . . . . .
Government pension offset c 511,265 . . . . . . . . . . . . 292,719 218,205 31 74,483 . . . 42 218,504 . . .
Technical entitlement 1,194,040 . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,063 104,723 1,283 8,057 542,755 970 536,214 38
Other 378,774 224,769 105,856 118,913 20,588 41,138 33,935 1,739 5,464 29,695 4,256 57,898 430
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Aged 62 or older.
b. Under full retirement age with entitled children in their care.
c. The Social Security Fairness Act (enacted January 2025) repealed the government pension offset retroactively to benefits payable in or after January 2024, but the resulting benefit increases and retroactive payments were not processed until 2025.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6.E5 Number of spouse and child beneficiaries with benefits withheld, by reason for withholding payment, type of benefit, and basis of entitlement, December 2024
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 448,419 23,979 30,524 46,032 169,304 163,294 170,881 56,907 1,591 2,211 3,529
Earnings of—  
Retired workers 1,090 . . . 535 . . . . . . 209 . . . . . . 18 . . . . . .
Disabled beneficiaries (substantial gainful activity) . . . 324 . . . . . . 10,848 1,368 2,111 1,837 . . . . . . 46
Other beneficiaries 3,105 6,031 29 (X) 15 . . . . . . . . . (X) (X) 3
Entitled child not in care of beneficiary 1,669 6,275 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payee not determined (X) (X) 477 4,178 2,064 548 2,091 (X) (X) 36 (X)
Recoupment of overpayment for reasons other than earnings 416 142 95 282 1,460 198 306 104 (X) (X) 16
Address unknown 4,514 366 1,549 6,253 9,178 2,100 7,551 1,537 104 374 220
Determination of continuing disability pending . . . 42 . . . . . . 1,210 200 522 218 . . . . . . 15
Imprisoned or confined (X) (X) 19 (X) 54 2,020 7,976 1,386 0 (X) (X)
Workers' compensation offset . . . 37 . . . . . . 118 . . . . . . (X) . . . . . . (X)
Government pension offset a 289,699 3,020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical entitlement 107,484 6,579 24,632 26,073 138,318 154,430 144,120 49,059 1,402 1,646 3,075
Other 40,099 1,039 3,188 9,132 6,039 2,221 6,204 2,563 55 148 145
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. The Social Security Fairness Act (enacted January 2025) repealed the government pension offset retroactively to benefits payable in or after January 2024, but the resulting benefit increases and retroactive payments were not processed until 2025.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.