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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, August 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, August 2015 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 64,800 56,454 5,578 2,768
Aged 65 or older 43,728 41,578 954 1,197
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,243 8,048 4,624 1,571
Other b 6,829 6,829 . . . . . .
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 based on 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, August 2015
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 59,632 100.0 73,002 1,224.21
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 48,814 81.9 61,945 1,269.02
Retirement benefits 42,752 71.7 55,202 1,291.22
Retired workers 39,799 66.7 53,206 1,336.86
Spouses of retired workers 2,319 3.9 1,585 683.53
Children of retired workers 633 1.1 411 648.62
Survivor benefits 6,062 10.2 6,744 1,112.47
Children of deceased workers 1,857 3.1 1,543 830.68
Widowed mothers and fathers 140 0.2 131 940.69
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,804 6.4 4,881 1,283.08
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 187 720.48
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,129.14
Disability Insurance 10,818 18.1 11,056 1,022.00
Disabled workers 8,928 15.0 10,401 1,165.03
Spouses of disabled workers 144 0.2 46 317.97
Children of disabled workers 1,746 2.9 609 348.94
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, August 2015
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,345 100.0 4,741 540.90
Under 18 1,281 15.3 868 650.25
18–64 4,914 58.9 2,940 559.55
65 or older 2,150 25.8 933 433.44
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.