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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, April 2014

(released May 2014)

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Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, or both
Table 2. Social Security benefits
Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients
Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both, April 2014 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 63,664 55,250 5,596 2,818
Aged 65 or older 42,149 40,025 934 1,190
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,292 8,002 4,662 1,629
Other b 7,223 7,223 . . . . . .
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table. SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Includes children receiving SSI on the basis of their own disability.
b. Social Security beneficiaries who are neither aged nor disabled (for example, early retirees, young survivors).
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, April 2014
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 58,472 100.0 69,348 1,186.01
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 47,475 81.2 58,404 1,230.20
Retirement benefits 41,284 70.6 51,696 1,252.20
Retired workers 38,349 65.6 49,792 1,298.40
Spouses of retired workers 2,291 3.9 1,495 652.57
Children of retired workers 644 1.1 409 634.57
Survivor benefits 6,191 10.6 6,708 1,083.46
Children of deceased workers 1,932 3.3 1,578 816.59
Widowed mothers and fathers 143 0.2 130 908.79
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,858 6.6 4,815 1,248.14
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 184 715.12
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,097.57
Disability Insurance 10,996 18.8 10,944 995.23
Disabled workers 8,942 15.3 10,245 1,145.70
Spouses of disabled workers 153 0.3 47 307.31
Children of disabled workers 1,901 3.3 652 342.88
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, April 2014
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,415 100.0 4,822 536.61
Under 18 1,324 15.7 897 644.74
18–64 4,967 59.0 3,006 553.34
65 or older 2,124 25.2 919 430.25
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.