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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 2015

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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, May 2015 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 64,685 56,355 5,564 2,766
Aged 65 or older 43,402 41,268 946 1,188
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,250 8,054 4,618 1,578
Other b 7,033 7,033 . . . . . .
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, May 2015
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 59,530 100.0 72,613 1,219.77
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 48,609 81.7 61,507 1,265.34
Retirement benefits 42,468 71.3 54,702 1,288.05
Retired workers 39,505 66.4 52,708 1,334.21
Spouses of retired workers 2,306 3.9 1,566 679.20
Children of retired workers 658 1.1 427 650.03
Survivor benefits 6,141 10.3 6,805 1,108.25
Children of deceased workers 1,935 3.2 1,612 833.35
Widowed mothers and fathers 138 0.2 128 928.93
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,808 6.4 4,877 1,280.71
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 187 721.49
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,126.46
Disability Insurance 10,921 18.3 11,106 1,016.93
Disabled workers 8,939 15.0 10,416 1,165.20
Spouses of disabled workers 146 0.2 46 316.15
Children of disabled workers 1,837 3.1 644 350.80
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, May 2015
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,330 100.0 4,744 541.79
Under 18 1,284 15.4 874 653.32
18–64 4,912 59.0 2,944 559.99
65 or older 2,135 25.6 927 433.20
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.