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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, October 2014

(released November 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, October 2014 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 64,022 55,677 5,566 2,780
Aged 65 or older 42,771 40,647 939 1,185
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,270 8,048 4,627 1,595
Other b 6,981 6,981 . . . . . .
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, October 2014
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 58,862 100.0 70,176 1,192.21
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 47,936 81.4 59,249 1,235.99
Retirement benefits 41,810 71.0 52,583 1,257.67
Retired workers 38,876 66.0 50,665 1,303.24
Spouses of retired workers 2,304 3.9 1,518 658.94
Children of retired workers 629 1.1 399 634.45
Survivor benefits 6,127 10.4 6,666 1,088.04
Children of deceased workers 1,877 3.2 1,530 815.05
Widowed mothers and fathers 145 0.2 134 922.39
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,845 6.5 4,817 1,252.73
Disabled widow(er)s 258 0.4 184 712.53
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,101.78
Disability Insurance 10,926 18.6 10,927 1,000.12
Disabled workers 8,958 15.2 10,259 1,145.22
Spouses of disabled workers 150 0.3 46 309.00
Children of disabled workers 1,818 3.1 622 342.32
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, October 2014
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,346 100.0 4,660 531.75
Under 18 1,294 15.5 857 639.01
18–64 4,929 59.1 2,899 549.72
65 or older 2,124 25.4 904 425.09
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.