OASDI Monthly Statistics, 2006

Awards of OASDI Benefits Table 7. All OASDI benefits, by program and type of benefit, January 2006–December 2006
Month Total,
OASDI a		 OASI Subtotal, DI c
Subtotal,
OASI b		 Retirement Survivors
Number (thousands)
January 574 461 375 86 113
February 415 307 231 76 108
March 416 295 218 78 121
April 408 290 212 78 118
May 377 265 193 72 112
June 379 265 196 69 114
July 354 238 168 70 116
August 346 227 158 68 119
September 379 258 187 71 122
October 385 262 187 74 124
November 398 276 199 77 122
December 283 204 150 54 79
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
January 907.00 969.20 1,009.00 796.00 653.40
February 812.20 864.20 904.70 740.70 666.00
March 785.60 849.50 888.00 741.70 629.10
April 794.50 841.90 881.20 734.40 677.70
May 790.50 832.20 871.40 726.90 692.10
June 800.50 841.60 881.20 729.80 705.10
July 790.40 826.40 865.30 733.90 716.60
August 768.60 799.90 831.90 726.00 708.90
September 796.90 839.40 881.80 727.10 706.90
October 801.10 841.10 884.10 732.50 716.70
November 798.60 844.50 888.70 730.80 694.80
December 854.30 899.30 944.50 774.50 737.90
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Award actions are processed not only for new beneficiaries but also for persons already on the rolls whose benefits in one category are terminated but who become entitled to another type of benefit. These actions are called conversions. Benefit conversions are included in the data, except for conversions of benefits for children of retired workers to benefits for children of deceased workers upon the death of the worker.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
Excludes a number of Railroad Retirement beneficiaries who would have been eligible for Social Security benefits had they applied. The reason they have not applied is that receipt of a Social Security benefit would reduce their Railroad Retirement benefit by a like amount. The number of Railroad Retirement beneficiaries who would be eligible for a Social Security benefit if they applied is not available, but is estimated to be less than 100,000.
b. Benefits paid from the OASI trust fund to retired workers and their spouses and children and to all survivors.
c. Benefits paid from the DI trust fund to disabled workers and their spouses and children.
CONTACT: Rona Blumenthal (410) 965-0163 for further information.