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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, November 2015

(released December 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, November 2015 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,098 56,733 5,592 2,773
Aged 65 or older 44,044 41,880 960 1,204
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,242 8,040 4,632 1,569
Other b 6,813 6,813 . . . . . .
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 based on 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, November 2015
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 59,916 100.0 73,522 1,227.10
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 49,103 82.0 62,469 1,272.20
Retirement benefits 43,019 71.8 55,699 1,294.76
Retired workers 40,040 66.8 53,672 1,340.48
Spouses of retired workers 2,335 3.9 1,607 688.51
Children of retired workers 645 1.1 419 650.46
Survivor benefits 6,084 10.2 6,770 1,112.70
Children of deceased workers 1,884 3.1 1,567 831.72
Widowed mothers and fathers 140 0.2 132 941.23
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,799 6.3 4,882 1,285.29
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 187 719.41
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,130.51
Disability Insurance 10,813 18.0 11,053 1,022.27
Disabled workers 8,916 14.9 10,394 1,165.76
Spouses of disabled workers 142 0.2 45 318.24
Children of disabled workers 1,754 2.9 614 350.25
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, November 2015
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,366 100.0 4,761 540.85
Under 18 1,276 15.2 864 648.84
18–64 4,926 58.9 2,956 559.94
65 or older 2,164 25.9 941 433.92
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.