Annual Statistical Supplement, 2018

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits Withheld

Table 6.E1 Number and percentage distribution of retired workers with benefits withheld, with and without reduction for early retirement, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2017
Sex and monthly benefit (dollars) Total With reduction for early retirement Without reduction for early retirement
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All retired workers 362,008 100.0 208,305 100.0 153,703 100.0
Less than 100.00 28,615 7.9 21,861 10.5 6,754 4.4
100.00–199.90 47,532 13.1 32,816 15.8 14,716 9.6
200.00–299.90 22,850 6.3 15,358 7.4 7,492 4.9
300.00–399.90 16,222 4.5 11,053 5.3 5,169 3.4
400.00–499.90 10,744 3.0 7,013 3.4 3,731 2.4
500.00–599.90 9,927 2.7 7,154 3.4 2,773 1.8
600.00–699.90 14,007 3.9 10,318 5.0 3,689 2.4
700.00–799.90 14,895 4.1 10,568 5.1 4,327 2.8
800.00–899.90 14,719 4.1 10,428 5.0 4,291 2.8
900.00–999.90 14,100 3.9 10,027 4.8 4,073 2.6
1,000.00–1,099.90 13,067 3.6 9,415 4.5 3,652 2.4
1,100.00–1,199.90 11,813 3.3 8,536 4.1 3,277 2.1
1,200.00–1,299.90 10,724 3.0 7,663 3.7 3,061 2.0
1,300.00–1,399.90 9,567 2.6 6,851 3.3 2,716 1.8
1,400.00–1,499.90 8,231 2.3 5,852 2.8 2,379 1.5
1,500.00–1,599.90 7,347 2.0 5,154 2.5 2,193 1.4
1,600.00–1,699.90 7,589 2.1 5,504 2.6 2,085 1.4
1,700.00–1,799.90 7,489 2.1 5,351 2.6 2,138 1.4
1,800.00–1,899.90 6,571 1.8 4,552 2.2 2,019 1.3
1,900.00–1,999.90 5,619 1.6 3,759 1.8 1,860 1.2
2,000.00–2,099.90 5,245 1.4 3,243 1.6 2,002 1.3
2,100.00–2,199.90 4,605 1.3 2,270 1.1 2,335 1.5
2,200.00–2,299.90 4,221 1.2 1,395 0.7 2,826 1.8
2,300.00–2,399.90 4,076 1.1 876 0.4 3,200 2.1
2,400.00–2,499.90 4,412 1.2 548 0.3 3,864 2.5
2,500.00–2,599.90 5,093 1.4 422 0.2 4,671 3.0
2,600.00–2,699.90 6,246 1.7 187 0.1 6,059 3.9
2,700.00–2,799.90 6,402 1.8 51 (L) 6,351 4.1
2,800.00–2,899.90 7,646 2.1 22 (L) 7,624 5.0
2,900.00–2,999.90 6,995 1.9 22 (L) 6,973 4.5
3,000.00 or more 25,439 7.0 36 (L) 25,403 16.5
Men 220,224 100.0 110,853 100.0 109,371 100.0
Less than 100.00 9,427 4.3 7,319 6.6 2,108 1.9
100.00–199.90 19,136 8.7 13,605 12.3 5,531 5.1
200.00–299.90 10,987 5.0 7,517 6.8 3,470 3.2
300.00–399.90 8,297 3.8 5,696 5.1 2,601 2.4
400.00–499.90 6,042 2.7 3,944 3.6 2,098 1.9
500.00–599.90 5,969 2.7 4,231 3.8 1,738 1.6
600.00–699.90 8,474 3.8 6,102 5.5 2,372 2.2
700.00–799.90 8,792 4.0 5,873 5.3 2,919 2.7
800.00–899.90 8,123 3.7 5,289 4.8 2,834 2.6
900.00–999.90 7,824 3.6 5,060 4.6 2,764 2.5
1,000.00–1,099.90 7,348 3.3 4,882 4.4 2,466 2.3
1,100.00–1,199.90 6,814 3.1 4,606 4.2 2,208 2.0
1,200.00–1,299.90 6,441 2.9 4,388 4.0 2,053 1.9
1,300.00–1,399.90 5,884 2.7 4,100 3.7 1,784 1.6
1,400.00–1,499.90 5,247 2.4 3,662 3.3 1,585 1.4
1,500.00–1,599.90 4,841 2.2 3,381 3.0 1,460 1.3
1,600.00–1,699.90 5,168 2.3 3,772 3.4 1,396 1.3
1,700.00–1,799.90 5,242 2.4 3,762 3.4 1,480 1.4
1,800.00–1,899.90 4,764 2.2 3,342 3.0 1,422 1.3
1,900.00–1,999.90 4,201 1.9 2,888 2.6 1,313 1.2
2,000.00–2,099.90 4,055 1.8 2,634 2.4 1,421 1.3
2,100.00–2,199.90 3,594 1.6 1,859 1.7 1,735 1.6
2,200.00–2,299.90 3,237 1.5 1,122 1.0 2,115 1.9
2,300.00–2,399.90 3,243 1.5 721 0.7 2,522 2.3
2,400.00–2,499.90 3,649 1.7 468 0.4 3,181 2.9
2,500.00–2,599.90 4,327 2.0 358 0.3 3,969 3.6
2,600.00–2,699.90 5,502 2.5 170 0.2 5,332 4.9
2,700.00–2,799.90 5,756 2.6 45 (L) 5,711 5.2
2,800.00–2,899.90 7,105 3.2 16 (L) 7,089 6.5
2,900.00–2,999.90 6,510 3.0 16 (L) 6,494 5.9
3,000.00 or more 24,225 11.0 25 (L) 24,200 22.1
Women 141,784 100.0 97,452 100.0 44,332 100.0
Less than 100.00 19,188 13.5 14,542 14.9 4,646 10.5
100.00–199.90 28,396 20.0 19,211 19.7 9,185 20.7
200.00–299.90 11,863 8.4 7,841 8.0 4,022 9.1
300.00–399.90 7,925 5.6 5,357 5.5 2,568 5.8
400.00–499.90 4,702 3.3 3,069 3.1 1,633 3.7
500.00–599.90 3,958 2.8 2,923 3.0 1,035 2.3
600.00–699.90 5,533 3.9 4,216 4.3 1,317 3.0
700.00–799.90 6,103 4.3 4,695 4.8 1,408 3.2
800.00–899.90 6,596 4.7 5,139 5.3 1,457 3.3
900.00–999.90 6,276 4.4 4,967 5.1 1,309 3.0
1,000.00–1,099.90 5,719 4.0 4,533 4.7 1,186 2.7
1,100.00–1,199.90 4,999 3.5 3,930 4.0 1,069 2.4
1,200.00–1,299.90 4,283 3.0 3,275 3.4 1,008 2.3
1,300.00–1,399.90 3,683 2.6 2,751 2.8 932 2.1
1,400.00–1,499.90 2,984 2.1 2,190 2.2 794 1.8
1,500.00–1,599.90 2,506 1.8 1,773 1.8 733 1.7
1,600.00–1,699.90 2,421 1.7 1,732 1.8 689 1.6
1,700.00–1,799.90 2,247 1.6 1,589 1.6 658 1.5
1,800.00–1,899.90 1,807 1.3 1,210 1.2 597 1.3
1,900.00–1,999.90 1,418 1.0 871 0.9 547 1.2
2,000.00–2,099.90 1,190 0.8 609 0.6 581 1.3
2,100.00–2,199.90 1,011 0.7 411 0.4 600 1.4
2,200.00–2,299.90 984 0.7 273 0.3 711 1.6
2,300.00–2,399.90 833 0.6 155 0.2 678 1.5
2,400.00–2,499.90 763 0.5 80 0.1 683 1.5
2,500.00–2,599.90 766 0.5 64 0.1 702 1.6
2,600.00–2,699.90 744 0.5 17 (L) 727 1.6
2,700.00–2,799.90 646 0.5 6 (L) 640 1.4
2,800.00–2,899.90 541 0.4 6 (L) 535 1.2
2,900.00–2,999.90 485 0.3 6 (L) 479 1.1
3,000.00 or more 1,214 0.9 11 (L) 1,203 2.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6.E4 Number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld, by reason for withholding payment and type of benefit, December 2017
Reason payment withheld Total, all beneficiaries Retired workers Disabled workers Wives and husbands Children Widowed mothers and fathers Widow(er)s Parents
Subtotal Wives Husbands
Subtotal Men Women Without children a With children b
Total 2,604,160 362,008 220,224 141,784 163,123 440,286 319,833 31,236 89,217 752,223 39,326 846,662 532
Earnings of—  
Retired workers 42,709 40,568 22,184 18,384 . . . 1,224 984 68 172 917 . . . . . . . . .
Disabled beneficiaries (substantial gainful activity) 72,903 . . . . . . . . . 51,559 669 90 543 36 20,517 . . . 158 . . .
Other beneficiaries 44,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 453 13,185 (X) 64 18,631 11,126 (X)
Entitled child not in care of beneficiary 23,685 . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,033 . . . 10,380 653 . . . 12,652 . . . . . .
Payee not determined 11,186 1,147 562 585 1,711 (X) 37 4 (X) 7,868 (X) 412 0
Recoupment of overpayment for reasons other than earnings 49,630 23,017 11,813 11,204 7,975 (X) 1,465 825 (X) 10,438 1,592 4,144 (X)
Address unknown 124,025 44,364 26,367 17,997 21,938 3,733 2,692 398 643 39,862 385 13,691 52
Determination of continuing disability pending 17,360 . . . . . . . . . 11,782 152 11 131 10 5,360 . . . 66 . . .
Imprisoned or confined 71,214 16,653 15,932 721 41,428 500 81 194 225 11,493 191 949 . . .
Workers' compensation offset 2,987 . . . . . . . . . 1,430 143 64 71 8 1,414 . . . . . . . . .
Government pension offset 497,783 . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,729 230,912 39 75,778 . . . 60 190,994 . . .
Technical entitlement 1,265,318 . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,081 50,310 3,297 4,474 618,556 1,479 587,151 51
Other reasons 380,560 236,259 143,366 92,893 25,300 40,535 32,734 2,101 5,700 35,734 (X) 37,971 (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Aged 62 or older.
b. Under age 65 with entitled children in their care.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6.E5 Number of wives, husbands, and children with benefits withheld, by reason for withholding payment and type of benefit, December 2017
Reason payment withheld Wives and husbands of— Children under age 18 of— Disabled adult children of— Students aged 18–19 of—
Retired workers Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers
Total 403,464 36,822 35,159 47,853 306,485 143,994 141,713 65,698 2,032 2,636 6,653
Earnings of—  
Retired workers 1,224 . . . 662 . . . . . . 219 . . . . . . 36 . . . . . .
Disabled beneficiaries (substantial gainful activity) . . . 669 . . . . . . 16,127 887 1,432 1,959 . . . . . . 112
Other beneficiaries 3,639 11,339 22 13 22 . . . . . . . . . (X) (X) 3
Entitled child not in care of beneficiary 1,990 9,043 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payee not determined (X) (X) 357 2,947 2,868 299 1,214 135 5 24 19
Recoupment of overpayment for reasons other than earnings (X) (X) 715 2,342 5,996 378 612 183 21 82 109
Address unknown 3,320 413 2,237 7,979 20,509 1,548 5,546 1,406 94 281 262
Determination of continuing disability pending . . . 152 . . . . . . 3,705 298 809 507 . . . . . . 41
Imprisoned or confined 252 248 41 142 138 1,843 7,407 1,892 (X) (X) 14
Workers' compensation offset . . . 143 . . . . . . 1,334 . . . . . . 49 . . . . . . 31
Government pension offset 302,551 4,178 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical entitlement 49,758 8,323 27,147 26,381 243,418 136,434 119,918 55,890 1,756 1,962 5,650
Other reasons 39,047 1,488 3,978 8,049 12,368 2,088 4,775 3,677 (X) (X) 412
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: . . . = not applicable; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.