SSI Monthly Statistics, 2015

SSI Federally Administered Payments

Table 1. Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, January 2015–December 2015
Month Number of recipients Total payments a (thousands of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Total Federal payment only Federal payment and state supplementation State supplementation only
January 8,326,316 6,781,685 1,373,184 171,447 4,687,607 541.46
February 8,339,656 6,794,104 1,374,568 170,984 4,712,850 539.61
March 8,352,303 6,804,527 1,377,469 170,307 4,801,963 540.12
April 8,344,488 6,800,263 1,374,584 169,641 4,760,742 541.73
May 8,330,371 6,788,222 1,372,792 169,357 4,743,911 541.79
June 8,354,144 6,808,999 1,376,064 169,081 4,794,331 540.79
July 8,322,943 6,782,911 1,370,877 169,155 4,700,738 540.48
August 8,345,427 6,802,669 1,373,979 168,779 4,741,084 540.90
September 8,362,516 6,816,981 1,376,703 168,832 4,793,847 539.32
October 8,339,525 6,800,463 1,370,641 168,421 4,731,979 541.60
November 8,365,666 6,824,610 1,372,984 168,072 4,760,519 540.85
December 8,309,564 6,778,779 1,363,398 167,387 4,721,982 541.28
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data are for the end of the specified month.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
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