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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, January 2015

(released March 2015)

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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, January 2015 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 64,253 55,927 5,565 2,761
Aged 65 or older 43,064 40,937 944 1,183
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,250 8,050 4,622 1,578
Other b 6,939 6,939 . . . . . .
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, January 2015
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 59,093 100.0 71,908 1,216.87
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 48,175 81.5 60,802 1,262.11
Retirement benefits 42,079 71.2 54,051 1,284.51
Retired workers 39,142 66.2 52,086 1,330.71
Spouses of retired workers 2,297 3.9 1,550 674.50
Children of retired workers 640 1.1 415 648.72
Survivor benefits 6,096 10.3 6,751 1,107.44
Children of deceased workers 1,900 3.2 1,581 832.19
Widowed mothers and fathers 133 0.2 124 925.95
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,804 6.4 4,858 1,277.28
Disabled widow(er)s 258 0.4 187 723.99
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,124.82
Disability Insurance 10,918 18.5 11,107 1,017.25
Disabled workers 8,944 15.1 10,421 1,165.24
Spouses of disabled workers 146 0.2 46 315.12
Children of disabled workers 1,828 3.1 639 349.51
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, January 2015
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,326 100.0 4,688 541.46
Under 18 1,288 15.5 866 654.00
18–64 4,911 59.0 2,902 559.35
65 or older 2,127 25.5 920 432.25
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.