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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, March 2014

(released April 2014)

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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, March 2014 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 63,520 55,132 5,583 2,805
Aged 65 or older 42,068 39,949 932 1,187
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,266 7,997 4,651 1,618
Other b 7,186 7,186 . . . . . .
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, March 2014
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 58,341 100.0 69,155 1,185.36
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 47,360 81.2 58,224 1,229.41
Retirement benefits 41,181 70.6 51,533 1,251.36
Retired workers 38,254 65.6 49,637 1,297.55
Spouses of retired workers 2,288 3.9 1,491 651.51
Children of retired workers 639 1.1 405 634.23
Survivor benefits 6,178 10.6 6,692 1,083.13
Children of deceased workers 1,923 3.3 1,570 816.13
Widowed mothers and fathers 141 0.2 128 907.55
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,855 6.6 4,809 1,247.27
Disabled widow(er)s 257 0.4 184 715.50
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,096.97
Disability Insurance 10,981 18.8 10,931 995.38
Disabled workers 8,933 15.3 10,234 1,145.70
Spouses of disabled workers 153 0.3 47 307.72
Children of disabled workers 1,895 3.2 649 342.50
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, March 2014
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,388 100.0 4,742 534.96
Under 18 1,319 15.7 875 636.98
18–64 4,949 59.0 2,952 552.76
65 or older 2,119 25.3 915 429.96
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.