SSI Monthly Statistics, December 2021

All Federally Administered Payments

Table 9. Number of awards, by eligibility category and age of awardee, December 2020–December 2021
Month	Total	Eligibility category		Age
Month	Total	Aged	Blind and disabled	Under 18	18–64	65 or older
2020
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	39,529	6,676	32,853	8,663	24,060	6,806
August	50,750	9,798	40,952	10,787	30,013	9,950
September	44,350	9,564	34,786	9,288	25,338	9,724
October	41,916	9,734	32,182	8,360	23,687	9,869
November ^a	41,749	9,678	32,071	8,417	23,511	9,821
December ^a	46,496	9,814	36,682	9,699	26,800	9,997
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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