Annual Statistical Supplement, 2004

Supplemental Security Income

Benefit Distributions

Table 7.C1 Number and percentage distribution of adult individuals and persons under age 18 receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2003
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Adults Blind and disabled,
under age 18
Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 6,094,738 900,313 60,704 4,177,458 956,263
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50.00 8.6 14.3 8.9 8.8 2.5
50.00–99.99 6.3 10.9 6.1 6.4 1.3
100.00–149.99 5.2 9.8 5.0 5.0 1.6
150.00–199.99 4.3 8.1 4.3 4.1 1.8
200.00–249.99 4.1 6.0 4.8 4.1 2.1
250.00–299.99 3.2 4.9 3.2 3.0 2.3
300.00–349.99 2.9 3.6 3.0 2.7 2.9
350.00–399.99 7.0 10.4 8.3 6.2 7.0
400.00–449.99 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.7 4.9
450.00–499.99 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.5 5.6
500.00–551.99 2.1 0.8 1.3 1.4 5.8
552.00 a 52.2 28.3 51.6 55.1 62.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Individuals living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $552 in calendar year 2003.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.
Table 7.C2 Number and percentage distribution of couples receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2003
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 260,123 120,234 2,667 137,222
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50.00 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.7
50.00–99.99 4.5 4.6 3.5 4.4
100.00–149.99 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.6
150.00–199.99 4.6 4.5 3.6 4.7
200.00–249.99 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.5
250.00–299.99 4.0 3.4 3.5 4.7
300.00–349.99 3.9 2.9 3.8 4.7
350.00–399.99 3.4 2.5 4.2 4.2
400.00–449.99 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.8
450.00–499.99 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.3
500.00–549.99 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.2
550.00–599.99 5.9 9.5 3.8 2.8
600.00–649.99 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.7
650.00–699.99 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.3
700.00–749.99 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.0
750.00–799.99 1.1 1.5 1.1 0.7
800.00–828.99 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5
829.00 a 48.6 47.8 53.2 49.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Couples living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $829 in calendar year 2003.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.