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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, April 2013

(released May 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, April 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 62,465 54,134 5,536 2,796
Aged 65 or older 40,888 38,796 919 1,173
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,151 7,911 4,617 1,623
Other b 7,426 7,426 . . . . . .
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, April 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 57,332 100.0 66,312 1,156.63
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,372 80.9 55,598 1,198.97
Retirement benefits 40,112 70.0 48,954 1,220.44
Retired workers 37,199 64.9 47,124 1,266.81
Spouses of retired workers 2,279 4.0 1,437 630.42
Children of retired workers 634 1.1 393 620.68
Survivor benefits 6,260 10.9 6,644 1,061.38
Children of deceased workers 1,942 3.4 1,557 801.78
Widowed mothers and fathers 148 0.3 132 891.78
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,913 6.8 4,772 1,219.68
Disabled widow(er)s 256 0.4 182 709.58
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 2 1,074.70
Disability Insurance 10,961 19.1 10,714 977.50
Disabled workers 8,864 15.5 10,013 1,129.63
Spouses of disabled workers 160 0.3 48 302.33
Children of disabled workers 1,936 3.4 652 336.92
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, April 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,332 100.0 4,718 527.95
Under 18 1,322 15.9 882 634.71
18–64 4,918 59.0 2,947 543.93
65 or older 2,092 25.1 889 423.02
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.