Annual Statistical Supplement, 2021
Program Provisions and SSA Administrative Data
Supplemental Security Income
| Act | Effective date | Amount a (dollars) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Couple | ||
| Own household b | |||
| 1972 | January 1, 1974 c | 130.00 | 195.00 |
| 1973 | January 1, 1974 | 140.00 | 210.00 |
| 1973 | July 1, 1974 | 146.00 | 219.00 |
| 1974 d | July 1, 1975 | 157.70 | 236.60 |
| July 1, 1976 | 167.80 | 251.80 | |
| July 1, 1977 | 177.70 | 266.70 | |
| July 1, 1978 | 189.40 | 284.10 | |
| July 1, 1979 | 208.20 | 312.30 | |
| July 1, 1980 | 238.00 | 357.00 | |
| July 1, 1981 | 264.70 | 397.00 | |
| July 1, 1982 | 284.30 | 426.40 | |
| 1983 | July 1, 1983 e | 304.30 | 456.40 |
| January 1, 1984 | 314.00 | 472.00 | |
| January 1, 1985 | 325.00 | 488.00 | |
| January 1, 1986 | 336.00 | 504.00 | |
| January 1, 1987 | 340.00 | 510.00 | |
| January 1, 1988 | 354.00 | 532.00 | |
| January 1, 1989 | 368.00 | 553.00 | |
| January 1, 1990 | 386.00 | 579.00 | |
| January 1, 1991 | 407.00 | 610.00 | |
| January 1, 1992 | 422.00 | 633.00 | |
| January 1, 1993 | 434.00 | 652.00 | |
| January 1, 1994 | 446.00 | 669.00 | |
| January 1, 1995 | 458.00 | 687.00 | |
| January 1, 1996 | 470.00 | 705.00 | |
| January 1, 1997 | 484.00 | 726.00 | |
| January 1, 1998 | 494.00 | 741.00 | |
| January 1, 1999 | 500.00 | 751.00 | |
| January 1, 2000 | f 513.00 | 769.00 | |
| January 1, 2001 | f 531.00 | 796.00 | |
| January 1, 2002 | 545.00 | 817.00 | |
| January 1, 2003 | 552.00 | 829.00 | |
| January 1, 2004 | 564.00 | 846.00 | |
| January 1, 2005 | 579.00 | 869.00 | |
| January 1, 2006 | 603.00 | 904.00 | |
| January 1, 2007 | 623.00 | 934.00 | |
| January 1, 2008 | 637.00 | 956.00 | |
| January 1, 2009 | 674.00 | 1,011.00 | |
| January 1, 2010 | 674.00 | 1,011.00 | |
| January 1, 2011 | 674.00 | 1,011.00 | |
| January 1, 2012 | 698.00 | 1,048.00 | |
| January 1, 2013 | 710.00 | 1,066.00 | |
| January 1, 2014 | 721.00 | 1,082.00 | |
| January 1, 2015 | 733.00 | 1,100.00 | |
| January 1, 2016 | 733.00 | 1,100.00 | |
| January 1, 2017 | 735.00 | 1,103.00 | |
| January 1, 2018 | 750.00 | 1,125.00 | |
| January 1, 2019 | 771.00 | 1,157.00 | |
| January 1, 2020 | 783.00 | 1,175.00 | |
| January 1, 2021 | 794.00 | 1,191.00 | |
| Receiving institutional care covered by Medicaid g | |||
| 1972 | January 1, 1974 | 25.00 | 50.00 |
| 1987 | July 1, 1988 | 30.00 | 60.00 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2020; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary, "SSI Federal Payment Amounts," https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/SSIamts.html. See the Social Security Program Rules page (https://www.ssa.gov/regulations/index.htm) for specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register. | |||
| NOTE: For those in another person's household receiving support and maintenance there, the federal benefit rate is reduced by one-third. | |||
| a. For those without countable income. These payments are reduced by the amount of countable income of the individual or couple. | |||
| b. Includes persons in private institutions whose care is not provided by Medicaid. | |||
| c. Superseded by the provision of 1973. | |||
| d. Mechanism established for providing cost-of-living adjustments. | |||
| e. General benefit increase. | |||
| f. Benefits originally paid in 2000 and through July 2001 were based on federal benefit rates of $512 and $530, respectively. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, monthly payments beginning in August 2001 were effectively based on the higher $531 amount. Lump-sum compensation payments were made on the basis of an adjusted benefit rate for months prior to August 2001. | |||
| g. Must be receiving more than 50 percent of the cost of the care from Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act). | |||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |||