Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

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 2005
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Adults Blind and
disabled,
under age 18
Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 6,300,888 878,628 59,136 4,329,415 1,033,709
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 8.1 13.4 8.6 8.4 2.0
50–99 5.7 10.3 5.8 5.9 0.8
100–149 4.9 9.5 5.0 4.9 1.1
150–199 4.1 7.9 4.2 4.0 1.3
200–249 3.5 5.6 3.8 3.6 1.5
250–299 3.4 4.9 4.3 3.5 1.9
300–349 2.8 3.9 2.9 2.7 2.3
350–399 7.4 11.2 8.9 6.7 6.9
400–449 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.8 3.9
450–499 2.2 1.4 1.7 1.5 5.6
500–549 2.0 0.9 1.3 1.4 5.9
550–578 1.1 0.4 0.8 0.8 3.1
579 a 52.7 28.6 50.7 54.9 63.8
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 $579 in calendar year 2005.
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 2005
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 259,295 120,007 2,487 136,801
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 3.9 4.1 3.0 3.7
50–99 4.5 4.6 3.1 4.4
100–149 4.4 4.4 3.6 4.4
150–199 4.5 4.5 3.8 4.6
200–249 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.3
250–299 3.9 3.4 3.3 4.3
300–349 3.8 2.9 3.8 4.5
350–399 3.4 2.6 4.1 4.1
400–449 2.8 2.4 2.4 3.0
450–499 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4
500–549 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.3
550–599 6.1 9.7 4.5 3.0
600–649 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.8
650–699 1.5 1.3 1.8 1.6
700–749 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
750–799 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.9
800–868 1.2 1.6 1.1 0.9
869 a 47.6 46.4 52.6 48.6
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 $869 in calendar year 2005.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.