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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, December 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, December 2013 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 63,169 54,805 5,593 2,771
Aged 65 or older 41,717 39,610 931 1,177
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,278 8,022 4,662 1,594
Other b 7,174 7,174 . . . . . .
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 2013
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 57,979 100.0 68,544 1,182.24
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 46,993 81.1 57,601 1,225.75
Retirement benefits 40,804 70.4 50,904 1,247.53
Retired workers 37,893 65.4 49,027 1,293.83
Spouses of retired workers 2,286 3.9 1,482 648.33
Children of retired workers 625 1.1 395 632.14
Survivor benefits 6,189 10.7 6,697 1,082.16
Children of deceased workers 1,899 3.3 1,545 813.80
Widowed mothers and fathers 150 0.3 137 917.69
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,882 6.7 4,829 1,244.00
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 184 716.79
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 2 1,094.20
Disability Insurance 10,986 18.9 10,943 996.09
Disabled workers 8,941 15.4 10,250 1,146.42
Spouses of disabled workers 157 0.3 48 307.90
Children of disabled workers 1,888 3.3 645 341.38
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 2013
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,363 100.0 4,677 529.15
Under 18 1,322 15.8 869 630.98
18–64 4,934 59.0 2,910 546.38
65 or older 2,108 25.2 898 425.09
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.