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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, December 2012

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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, December 2012 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 61,860 53,597 5,503 2,760
Aged 65 or older 40,447 38,365 916 1,166
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,067 7,886 4,587 1,594
Other b 7,346 7,346 . . . . . .
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 on the basis of 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, December 2012
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 56,758 100.0 65,430 1,152.79
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 45,869 80.8 54,765 1,193.94
Retirement benefits 39,613 69.8 48,134 1,215.09
Retired workers 36,720 64.7 46,327 1,261.61
Spouses of retired workers 2,281 4.0 1,429 626.43
Children of retired workers 612 1.1 378 617.45
Survivor benefits 6,256 11.0 6,631 1,060.05
Children of deceased workers 1,907 3.4 1,524 799.08
Widowed mothers and fathers 154 0.3 138 900.32
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,938 6.9 4,786 1,215.28
Disabled widow(er)s 255 0.5 182 711.47
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 2 1,072.76
Disability Insurance 10,889 19.2 10,665 979.42
Disabled workers 8,827 15.6 9,977 1,130.34
Spouses of disabled workers 163 0.3 49 303.82
Children of disabled workers 1,900 3.3 639 336.12
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, December 2012
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,263 100.0 4,594 519.44
Under 18 1,312 15.9 856 620.79
18–64 4,869 58.9 2,867 536.08
65 or older 2,082 25.2 870 416.80
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.