Annual Statistical Supplement, 2005

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 2004
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Adults Blind and
disabled,
under age 18
Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 6,180,561 881,151 59,825 4,249,692 989,893
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 8.3 13.9 8.7 8.5 2.2
50–99 5.9 10.6 6.0 6.1 1.0
100–149 5.0 9.7 5.0 4.9 1.3
150–199 4.1 8.0 4.2 3.9 1.5
200–249 3.9 5.9 4.9 4.0 1.7
250–299 3.1 4.7 3.1 2.9 2.1
300–349 2.9 3.8 2.9 2.7 2.6
350–399 7.2 10.7 8.5 6.5 7.1
400–449 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.7 4.3
450–499 2.2 1.3 1.7 1.5 5.9
500–549 2.0 0.9 1.3 1.4 5.8
550–563 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.5
564 a 52.7 28.6 51.3 55.4 62.9
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 $564 in calendar year 2004.
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 2004
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 257,254 118,326 2,556 136,372
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 3.9 4.1 3.1 3.6
50–99 4.4 4.5 3.0 4.3
100–149 4.5 4.5 3.7 4.5
150–199 4.5 4.4 3.7 4.6
200–249 4.1 3.9 4.4 4.3
250–299 3.9 3.4 3.4 4.4
300–349 3.7 2.9 3.5 4.5
350–399 3.4 2.6 4.1 4.1
400–449 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.9
450–499 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.4
500–549 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.2
550–599 6.0 9.5 4.0 2.9
600–649 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.7
650–699 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.4
700–749 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.0
750–799 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.8
800–845 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.6
846 a 48.8 47.6 52.9 49.8
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 $846 in calendar year 2004.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.