SSI Monthly Statistics, 2017

SSI Federally Administered Payments

Table 1. Recipients (by type of payment), total payments, and average monthly payment, January 2017–December 2017
Month Number of recipients Total payments a (thousands of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Total Federal payment only Federal payment and state supplementation State supplementation only
January 8,285,732 6,767,952 1,354,328 163,452 4,723,257 542.46
February 8,276,218 6,761,706 1,351,420 163,092 4,712,822 540.18
March 8,257,636 6,746,539 1,348,530 162,567 4,725,603 543.51
April 8,260,837 6,750,953 1,347,724 162,160 4,716,801 542.75
May 8,269,186 6,758,543 1,348,684 161,959 4,784,672 540.97
June 8,234,017 6,729,371 1,342,881 161,765 4,715,280 543.27
July 8,241,556 6,737,027 1,343,047 161,482 4,698,541 542.00
August 8,258,549 6,752,096 1,345,101 161,352 4,778,462 540.72
September 8,227,986 6,726,322 1,340,692 160,972 4,699,314 542.69
October 8,260,224 6,755,348 1,343,764 161,112 4,759,780 542.95
November 8,221,740 6,723,335 1,337,305 161,100 4,631,864 540.88
December 8,227,676 6,729,415 1,337,608 160,653 4,754,456 541.63
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data are for the end of the specified month.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
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