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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, June 2013

(released July 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, June 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 62,605 54,274 5,538 2,793
Aged 65 or older 41,075 38,981 920 1,174
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,186 7,948 4,619 1,619
Other b 7,344 7,344 . . . . . .
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, June 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 57,469 100.0 66,606 1,158.99
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,517 80.9 55,875 1,201.19
Retirement benefits 40,300 70.1 49,265 1,222.43
Retired workers 37,393 65.1 47,434 1,268.51
Spouses of retired workers 2,280 4.0 1,442 632.30
Children of retired workers 627 1.1 389 620.39
Survivor benefits 6,216 10.8 6,611 1,063.43
Children of deceased workers 1,909 3.3 1,530 801.60
Widowed mothers and fathers 148 0.3 133 897.19
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,901 6.8 4,764 1,221.23
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 182 708.68
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,075.63
Disability Insurance 10,952 19.1 10,731 979.76
Disabled workers 8,892 15.5 10,042 1,129.44
Spouses of disabled workers 159 0.3 48 303.20
Children of disabled workers 1,902 3.3 640 336.49
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, June 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,331 100.0 4,649 527.43
Under 18 1,320 15.8 870 632.96
18–64 4,918 59.0 2,891 543.62
65 or older 2,094 25.1 889 423.07
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.