Congressional Statistics, December 2014

Connecticut

Social Security

Old-Age (retirement), Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)—popularly referred to as Social Security—provides monthly benefits to an eligible worker and family members when the worker elects to start receiving retirement benefits or when the worker dies or becomes disabled. A worker's lifetime covered earnings largely determine the amount of benefits received.

Table 1. Number of OASDI beneficiaries in current-payment status and total monthly benefits, December 2014
Congressional district Number of beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars) Number of beneficiaries aged 65 or older
Total Retired workers Disabled workers Widow(er)s and parents Spouses a Children b All beneficiaries Retired workers Widow(er)s and parents
Connecticut 654,533 469,331 81,799 39,769 21,598 42,036 885,983 685,515 55,495 502,510
1 138,580 99,036 17,789 7,907 3,805 10,043 182,583 141,206 10,783 104,937
2 136,341 97,879 17,449 8,503 4,371 8,139 183,872 141,388 11,865 103,793
3 132,329 93,898 18,180 7,986 3,706 8,559 177,401 135,896 10,974 100,101
4 113,992 84,194 10,533 7,467 5,441 6,357 163,441 129,964 10,965 93,048
5 133,291 94,324 17,848 7,906 4,275 8,938 178,686 137,061 10,908 100,631
All areas c 59,007,158 39,008,771 8,954,518 4,236,220 2,452,435 4,355,214 71,693,353 51,826,267 5,212,795 42,084,088
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired or disabled.
b. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired, deceased, or disabled.
c. Includes beneficiaries in the 50 States, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.

Supplemental Security Income

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal cash assistance program that provides monthly payments to low-income aged, blind, or disabled persons in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Table 2. Number of recipients of federally administered SSI payments and total monthly payments, December 2014
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments (thousands of dollars) Number of recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Aged 65 or older
Connecticut 63,259 6,681 428 56,150 35,702 2,691 239 32,772 19,719 14,642
1 16,626 1,957 123 14,546 9,458 809 75 8,574 5,225 4,420
2 8,256 608 50 7,598 4,592 210 27 4,355 2,868 1,378
3 14,043 1,197 97 12,749 8,112 478 48 7,585 4,128 2,856
4 10,248 1,577 69 8,602 5,621 673 40 4,907 3,124 3,019
5 14,086 1,342 89 12,655 7,920 521 49 7,350 4,374 2,969
All areas b 8,335,704 1,151,940 67,383 7,116,381 4,686,279 484,313 37,911 4,164,055 2,749,128 2,122,871
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data; and U.S. Postal Service geographic data.
a. Includes persons who are receiving both SSI payments and Social Security benefits.
b. Includes recipients in the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Northern Mariana Islands.