Children Receiving SSI, December 2003
| Type of income | Number | Percent | Average monthly amount (dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 959,310 | 100.0 | . . . |
| No earned or unearned income a | 698,840 | 72.8 | . . . |
| With income b | 260,470 | 27.2 | 202 |
| Earned income only | 1,760 | 0.2 | 337 |
| Unearned income only | 257,640 | 26.9 | 199 |
| Both earned and unearned income | 1,070 | 0.1 | 522 |
| With unearned income c | 258,710 | 27.0 | 199 |
| Social Security | 67,400 | 7.0 | 191 |
| Veterans' | 1,510 | 0.2 | 79 |
| Income based on need | 7,760 | 0.8 | 245 |
| Support from absent parents | 116,530 | 12.1 | 200 |
| Asset income | 16,330 | 1.7 | 1 |
| Other | 4,960 | 0.5 | 664 |
| In-kind income | 68,350 | 7.1 | 148 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample. | |||
| NOTE: . . . = not applicable. | |||
| a. The percentage of children receiving the full federal benefit rate, as shown in Table 6, is smaller than the percentage of those with no income, as shown here, because of the effect of parental deemed income in the payment computation. | |||
| b. Does not include income deemed from parents in the household. | |||
| c. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of unearned income. | |||
| CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.children@ssa.gov. | |||