Trustees Reports- 1996

Table III.E1. - Benefit Disbursements From the OASI Trust Fund With Respect to Disabled Beneficiaries, Selected Calendar Years 1960-1995 and Estimated Future Disbursements During 1996-2005 Based on Intermediate Assumptions
[Beneficiaries in thousands; benefit payments in millions]

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             Disabled beneficiaries, end of year   Amount of benefit payments1/
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                                         Widows-                        Widows-
Calendar year        Total Children2/ widowers3/    Total Children2/ widowers4/
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Historical data:
  1960.......          117        117         --      $59        $59         --
  1965.......          214        214         --      134        134         --
  1970.......          316        281         36      301        260        $41
  1975.......          435        376         58      664        560        104
  1980.......          519        460         59    1,223      1,097        126
  1985.......          594        547         47    2,072      1,885        187

  1986.......          614        565         49    2,219      2,022        197
  1987.......          629        580         49    2,331      2,128        203
  1988.......          633        584         49    2,518      2,307        211
  1989.......          651        602         49    2,680      2,459        221
  1990.......          662        613         49    2,882      2,649        233

  1991.......          687        627         61    3,179      2,875        304
  1992.......          715        643         72    3,459      3,079        380
  1993.......          740        659         81    3,752      3,296        456
  1994.......          758        671         86    3,973      3,481        492 
  1995.......          772        681         91    4,202      3,672        531

Estimates:
  1996.......          794        698         96    4,442      3,865        577
  1997.......          809        713         96    4,711      4,098        613
  1998.......          823        728         96    4,980      4,350        630
  1999.......          837        743         95    5,267      4,620        647
  2000.......          851        757         93    5,569      4,906        664

  2001.......          863        771         92    5,882      5,204        678
  2002.......          874        785         89    6,216      5,528        688
  2003.......          885        798         86    6,571      5,873        697
  2004.......          894        811         84    6,949      6,240        709
  2005.......          904        823         81    7,344      6,622        721
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1/ Beginning in 1966, includes payments for vocational rehabilitation services.
2/ Also includes certain mothers and fathers (see text).
3/ In 1984 and later years, only disabled widows and widowers aged 50-59 are
included because disabled widows and widowers aged 60-64 would be eligible for
the same benefit as a nondisabled aged widow; therefore, they are not receiving
benefits solely because of a disability.
4/ In 1983 and prior years, reflects the offsetting effect of lower benefits
payable to disabled widows and widowers who continue to receive benefits after
attaining age 60 (62, for disabled widowers, prior to 1973) as compared to the
higher nondisabled widow's and widower's benefits that would otherwise be
payable.  In 1984 and later years, only benefit payments to disabled widows and
widowers aged 50-59 are included (see footnote 3).

Note: Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.