SSI Monthly Statistics, 2018

SSI Federally Administered Payments

Table 1. Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, January 2018–December 2018
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 8,229,546 6,733,081 1,337,349 159,116 4,775,946 551.82
February 8,215,530 6,723,366 1,333,716 158,448 4,761,354 550.89
March 8,194,562 6,706,424 1,330,379 157,759 4,775,386 553.43
April 8,216,182 6,726,882 1,332,003 157,297 4,838,811 552.79
May 8,187,214 6,702,363 1,327,876 156,975 4,767,171 551.20
June 8,168,393 6,686,511 1,325,358 156,524 4,760,782 552.87
July 8,187,907 6,703,435 1,327,909 156,563 4,798,980 551.52
August 8,155,192 6,675,267 1,323,548 156,377 4,753,486 551.35
September 8,154,084 6,675,440 1,322,755 155,889 4,732,258 551.63
October 8,160,019 6,680,575 1,323,847 155,597 4,784,000 551.37
November 8,103,286 6,632,593 1,315,364 155,329 4,640,565 552.39
December 8,128,652 6,655,928 1,317,818 154,906 4,772,179 550.86
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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