Annual Statistical Supplement, 2008

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 2007
Monthly payment (dollars) All
recipients		 Adults Blind and
disabled,
under age 18
Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 6,546,722 865,298 56,790 4,506,001 1,118,633
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 7.5 12.3 8.3 7.9 2.1
50–99 5.2 9.6 5.4 5.5 0.9
100–149 4.7 9.0 5.0 4.8 1.1
150–199 4.0 7.7 4.0 3.9 1.3
200–249 3.4 5.7 3.8 3.5 1.5
250–299 3.3 4.6 4.3 3.4 1.7
300–349 2.8 4.0 3.0 2.7 2.1
350–399 2.5 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.4
400–449 7.7 11.3 8.6 6.9 7.6
450–499 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.5 3.9
500–549 2.0 1.2 1.6 1.4 5.5
550–599 2.0 0.8 1.3 1.3 5.6
600–622 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.6 2.4
623 a 52.0 28.6 49.4 54.1 62.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Individuals living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $623 in calendar year 2007.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 7.C2 Number and percentage distribution of couples receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2007
Monthly payment (dollars) All
recipients		 Aged Blind Disabled
Total
Number 257,539 119,948 2,386 135,205
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50 3.6 3.7 3.2 3.5
50–99 4.1 4.3 2.9 4.0
100–149 4.2 4.2 3.3 4.1
150–199 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.2
200–249 4.1 4.0 3.3 4.1
250–299 3.8 3.5 3.7 4.0
300–349 3.7 3.1 3.3 4.3
350–399 3.4 2.7 3.2 3.9
400–449 3.1 2.5 3.6 3.5
450–499 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.7
500–549 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.2
550–599 2.1 2.0 2.5 2.3
600–649 6.3 10.0 4.2 3.1
650–699 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.8
700–749 1.4 1.2 1.8 1.5
750–799 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2
800–849 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9
850–899 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.6
900–933 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5
934 a 46.0 44.2 51.2 47.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Couples living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $934 in calendar year 2007.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or supplement@ssa.gov.