OASDI Monthly Statistics, October 2007

OASDI Benefits in Current-Payment Status Table 4. OASI survivors benefits, by type of beneficiary, October 2006–October 2007
Month All beneficiaries Widow(er)s
and parents a
Widowed mothers
and fathers b
Children
Number (thousands)
2006
October 6,566 4,511 172 1,883
November 6,566 4,503 172 1,890
December 6,566 4,496 171 1,899
2007
January 6,537 4,472 159 1,906
February 6,547 4,472 161 1,914
March 6,559 4,471 162 1,926
April 6,571 4,471 164 1,936
May 6,576 4,470 166 1,940
June 6,529 4,463 167 1,899
July 6,472 4,455 166 1,850
August 6,475 4,455 167 1,853
September 6,474 4,449 163 1,862
October 6,487 4,448 164 1,874
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2006
October 5,684 4,315 126 1,243
November 5,686 4,310 126 1,249
December 5,875 4,447 130 1,298
2007
January 5,852 4,427 119 1,306
February 5,864 4,431 120 1,313
March 5,877 4,434 122 1,322
April 5,889 4,437 123 1,330
May 5,897 4,439 124 1,333
June 5,867 4,436 126 1,305
July 5,827 4,432 126 1,269
August 5,833 4,434 127 1,272
September 5,834 4,431 124 1,279
October 5,845 4,433 125 1,287
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2006
October 865.70 956.50 731.70 660.10
November 866.00 957.10 733.70 661.10
December 894.80 989.30 756.60 683.70
2007
January 895.20 989.90 745.90 685.30
February 895.70 990.90 747.40 685.80
March 896.00 991.60 748.40 686.30
April 896.30 992.40 749.30 686.90
May 896.80 993.10 750.40 687.30
June 898.60 994.00 754.60 687.10
July 900.40 994.70 759.70 685.80
August 900.90 995.40 761.70 686.30
September 901.10 996.00 762.20 686.60
October 901.10 996.40 763.10 686.80
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data are for the end of the specified month.
Some Social Security beneficiaries are entitled to more than one type of benefit. In most cases, they are dually entitled to a worker benefit and a higher spouse or widow(er) benefit. If both benefits are financed from the same trust fund, the beneficiary is usually counted only once in the statistics, as a retired-worker or a disabled-worker beneficiary, and the benefit amount recorded is the larger amount associated with the auxiliary benefit. If the benefits are paid from different trust funds the beneficiary is counted twice, and the respective benefit amounts are recorded for each type of benefit.
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s aged 60 or older, disabled widow(er)s aged 50 or older, and dependent parents of deceased workers aged 62 or older.
b. A widow(er) or surviving divorced parent caring for the entitled child of a deceased worker who is under age 16 or is disabled.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or oasdi.monthly@ssa.gov for further information.