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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2013

(released February 2013)

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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, January 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 62,015 53,723 5,512 2,780
Aged 65 or older 40,608 38,518 918 1,171
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,081 7,879 4,594 1,609
Other b 7,326 7,326 . . . . . .
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, January 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 56,905 100.0 65,711 1,154.75
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,010 80.9 55,044 1,196.35
Retirement benefits 39,787 69.9 48,445 1,217.60
Retired workers 36,892 64.8 46,633 1,264.03
Spouses of retired workers 2,278 4.0 1,430 627.73
Children of retired workers 617 1.1 382 619.11
Survivor benefits 6,223 10.9 6,599 1,060.49
Children of deceased workers 1,914 3.4 1,533 800.68
Widowed mothers and fathers 143 0.3 127 889.94
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,909 6.9 4,756 1,216.74
Disabled widow(er)s 255 0.4 181 711.32
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 2 1,077.05
Disability Insurance 10,895 19.1 10,666 979.03
Disabled workers 8,828 15.5 9,976 1,130.00
Spouses of disabled workers 160 0.3 48 303.45
Children of disabled workers 1,906 3.4 642 336.51
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, January 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,292 100.0 4,616 525.84
Under 18 1,312 15.8 857 627.01
18–64 4,890 59.0 2,875 542.99
65 or older 2,090 25.2 884 422.17
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.