Short-Range Actuarial Projections
of the Old-Age, Survivors, and
Disability Insurance Program, 2005

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ACTUARIAL STUDY NO. 119
by Chris Motsiopoulos
and Richard B. Tucker

III.C5.—Average Monthly Benefit Awarded to Survivors of Deceased Workers
(Calendar years 1980-2014)
Year
Average monthly benefit 1
Minor
child
Disabled
child
Student
child
Aged
widow
Aged
widower
Mother
Father
Male
parent
Female
parent
Disabled
widow
Disabled
widower
Total
survivors
1980
$220.20
$229.10
$253.10
$314.70
$194.60
$247.60
$151.50
$229.80
$317.00
$205.40
$134.80
$267.36
1981
231.90
250.13
284.99
347.09
206.87
270.14
163.13
292.00
354.00
227.72
152.44
295.37
1982
249.83
267.53
305.39
375.97
220.41
284.51
170.45
297.00
357.80
242.73
150.07
320.17
1983
266.25
288.55
315.53
398.69
238.81
300.09
184.99
298.15
363.40
255.53
161.23
340.62
1984
280.89
300.30
341.43
421.24
249.68
312.42
198.36
262.67
360.77
296.83
182.44
362.11
1985
293.16
310.24
362.18
444.08
260.82
324.39
205.48
339.63
374.44
308.22
180.49
381.37
1986
303.84
318.74
378.30
457.38
268.84
332.88
216.40
349.02
388.00
321.01
206.56
393.67
1987
321.73
326.60
401.52
481.17
276.40
352.82
235.17
344.28
447.59
334.56
217.98
415.30
1988
332.04
342.20
426.20
508.02
286.20
365.60
248.68
416.05
456.06
351.58
197.23
435.22
1989
349.95
366.29
450.34
536.46
307.27
385.44
268.89
386.52
468.29
377.83
236.77
460.14
1990
367.25
391.58
471.87
570.14
326.01
407.24
291.67
456.60
519.47
403.26
261.78
487.11
1991
377.68
403.10
488.74
594.29
338.52
419.45
304.53
488.88
534.90
417.64
272.67
503.77
1992
386.95
415.06
502.57
614.32
350.17
432.39
318.54
492.60
544.24
433.44
273.52
518.74
1993
397.93
425.88
513.84
636.12
360.56
444.23
337.27
477.20
556.91
434.88
289.50
533.82
1994
413.11
442.70
529.65
655.15
369.12
462.43
351.04
510.70
572.44
446.37
299.18
550.52
1995
425.61
464.49
543.65
679.54
388.29
473.80
367.05
552.58
619.06
462.32
306.49
568.64
1996
447.24
481.66
556.15
702.41
400.32
507.26
403.82
514.01
620.16
467.57
318.18
590.56
1997
465.55
492.48
566.31
714.69
410.67
531.13
424.84
557.59
635.72
479.68
331.25
607.13
1998
479.39
502.27
575.18
725.36
416.06
543.99
435.85
598.56
683.32
485.20
336.35
618.58
1999
509.28
519.33
594.25
729.15
427.57
580.29
459.55
604.35
699.52
507.12
348.84
635.50
2000
536.75
539.44
624.45
732.60
431.36
611.64
496.11
643.40
719.40
532.56
382.42
653.05
2001
567.35
566.57
644.52
752.08
447.32
646.60
531.16
678.56
795.90
553.33
383.77
674.09
2002
579.26
560.10
653.85
751.77
457.76
665.38
532.62
838.34
833.91
569.84
405.72
679.56
2003
598.94
564.68
673.21
780.23
491.10
688.78
550.30
664.13
786.85
585.03
418.57
703.38
2004
612.40
564.33
694.74
790.08
512.72
704.51
576.43
589.42
796.95
601.37
428.04
716.08
2005
627.77
578.49
712.18
810.23
525.79
722.19
590.90
604.45
817.27
615.44
438.06
734.40
2006
647.12
596.33
734.13
835.90
542.46
744.46
609.11
623.61
843.17
636.61
453.12
757.79
2007
671.56
618.84
761.85
864.27
560.86
772.57
632.11
644.77
871.78
662.89
471.83
785.00
2008
698.14
643.34
792.00
895.56
581.17
803.14
657.13
668.11
903.34
688.81
490.28
814.58
2009
726.37
669.35
824.03
927.16
601.68
835.62
683.70
691.68
935.22
716.11
509.71
845.37
2010
756.74
697.34
858.49
960.97
623.62
870.56
712.29
716.91
969.33
746.00
530.98
878.26
2011
787.24
725.45
893.09
998.50
647.98
905.65
741.00
744.91
1,007.19
777.03
553.07
913.49
2012
817.98
753.78
927.96
1,037.38
673.20
941.01
769.94
773.91
1,046.40
806.56
574.09
949.61
2013
850.26
783.52
964.58
1,077.83
699.45
978.14
800.32
804.09
1,087.20
839.03
597.20
987.11
2014
884.00
814.61
1,002.86
1,120.89
727.40
1,016.96
832.08
836.21
1,130.63
872.95
621.34
1,026.63

1For each year, benefit amounts awarded before the annual benefit increase are converted to post-increase rates before computation of the average monthly benefit.

Source: Historical average monthly benefit amounts awarded from 1-A Table Awards Supplement; future amounts based on results of simulated sample of future awards.

Note: Future estimates based on 2005 Trustees Report intermediate set of assumptions.


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