SSI Monthly Statistics, August 2021

All Federally Administered Payments

Table 9. Number of awards, by eligibility category and age of awardee, August 2020–August 2021
Month Total Eligibility category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
2020  
August 40,691 5,501 35,190 8,890 26,158 5,643
September 49,196 5,858 43,338 10,708 32,466 6,022
October 41,240 5,631 35,609 8,604 26,878 5,758
November 40,045 5,527 34,518 8,428 25,967 5,650
December 46,125 5,713 40,412 9,792 30,487 5,846
2021  
January 37,224 5,214 32,010 7,995 23,892 5,337
February 49,932 6,487 43,445 10,273 33,004 6,655
March 43,848 6,414 37,434 9,074 28,195 6,579
April 43,527 7,304 36,223 9,021 27,046 7,460
May 42,910 6,742 36,168 9,091 26,929 6,890
June 45,049 6,444 38,605 9,869 28,579 6,601
July a 39,559 6,678 32,881 8,669 24,082 6,808
August a 51,285 9,868 41,417 10,904 30,345 10,036
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data are for all awards made during the specified month.
a. Preliminary data. In the first 2 months after their release, numbers may be adjusted to reflect returned checks.
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