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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 2013

(released August 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, July 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 62,626 54,273 5,557 2,796
Aged 65 or older 41,194 39,095 922 1,176
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,211 7,957 4,634 1,620
Other b 7,222 7,222 . . . . . .
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, July 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 57,473 100.0 66,722 1,160.94
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,560 81.0 56,000 1,202.74
Retirement benefits 40,396 70.3 49,430 1,223.65
Retired workers 37,505 65.3 47,608 1,269.38
Spouses of retired workers 2,282 4.0 1,445 633.27
Children of retired workers 609 1.1 377 619.45
Survivor benefits 6,164 10.7 6,569 1,065.73
Children of deceased workers 1,857 3.2 1,486 800.03
Widowed mothers and fathers 150 0.3 135 903.33
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,899 6.8 4,765 1,222.05
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 182 708.22
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,075.24
Disability Insurance 10,913 19.0 10,723 982.60
Disabled workers 8,903 15.5 10,054 1,129.32
Spouses of disabled workers 159 0.3 48 303.50
Children of disabled workers 1,851 3.2 620 335.11
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, July 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,353 100.0 4,698 525.96
Under 18 1,320 15.8 870 626.41
18–64 4,934 59.1 2,936 542.98
65 or older 2,099 25.1 892 422.99
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.