OASDI Monthly Statistics, November 2007

OASDI Benefits in Current-Payment Status Table 1. All OASDI benefits, by program and type of benefit, November 2006–November 2007
Month Total,
OASDI a		 OASI Subtotal, DI c
Subtotal,
OASI b		 Retirement Survivors
Number (thousands)
2006
November 49,091 40,495 33,930 6,566 8,596
December 49,123 40,503 33,938 6,566 8,619
2007
January 49,247 40,613 34,076 6,537 8,634
February 49,353 40,694 34,148 6,547 8,659
March 49,439 40,752 34,193 6,559 8,688
April 49,537 40,815 34,244 6,571 8,722
May 49,614 40,866 34,290 6,576 8,748
June 49,598 40,858 34,329 6,529 8,739
July 49,552 40,828 34,356 6,472 8,724
August 49,633 40,889 34,414 6,475 8,744
September 49,659 40,861 34,387 6,474 8,798
October 49,739 40,883 34,396 6,487 8,856
November 49,816 40,929 34,438 6,491 8,887
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2006
November 45,392 38,460 32,774 5,686 6,932
December 46,938 39,757 33,882 5,875 7,181
2007
January 47,142 39,946 34,095 5,852 7,195
February 47,274 40,059 34,195 5,864 7,215
March 47,377 40,141 34,264 5,877 7,236
April 47,497 40,233 34,344 5,889 7,263
May 47,592 40,307 34,409 5,897 7,285
June 47,643 40,343 34,476 5,867 7,300
July 47,676 40,364 34,537 5,827 7,312
August 47,783 40,451 34,618 5,833 7,332
September 47,823 40,439 34,605 5,834 7,384
October 47,905 40,467 34,622 5,845 7,438
November 48,048 40,579 34,727 5,851 7,470
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2006
November 924.70 949.80 965.90 866.00 806.50
December 955.50 981.60 998.40 894.80 833.10
2007
January 957.20 983.60 1,000.50 895.20 833.30
February 957.90 984.40 1,001.40 895.70 833.30
March 958.30 985.00 1,002.10 896.00 832.90
April 958.80 985.80 1,002.90 896.30 832.80
May 959.20 986.30 1,003.50 896.80 832.80
June 960.60 987.40 1,004.30 898.60 835.30
July 962.10 988.60 1,005.30 900.40 838.10
August 962.70 989.30 1,005.90 900.90 838.60
September 963.00 989.70 1,006.30 901.10 839.40
October 963.10 989.80 1,006.60 901.40 839.90
November 964.50 991.40 1,008.40 901.40 840.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data are for the end of the specified month.
Some Social Security beneficiaries are entitled to more than one type of benefit. In most cases, they are dually entitled to a worker benefit and a higher spouse or widow(er) benefit. If both benefits are financed from the same trust fund, the beneficiary is usually counted only once in the statistics, as a retired-worker or a disabled-worker beneficiary, and the benefit amount recorded is the larger amount associated with the auxiliary benefit. If the benefits are paid from different trust funds the beneficiary is counted twice, and the respective benefit amounts are recorded for each type of benefit.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
Excludes a number of Railroad Retirement beneficiaries who would have been eligible for Social Security benefits had they applied. The reason they have not applied is that receipt of a Social Security benefit would reduce their Railroad Retirement benefit by a like amount. The number of Railroad Retirement beneficiaries who would be eligible for a Social Security benefit if they applied is not available, but is estimated to be less than 100,000.
b. Benefits paid from the OASI trust fund to retired workers and their spouses and children and to all survivors.
c. Benefits paid from the DI trust fund to disabled workers and their spouses and children.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or oasdi.monthly@ssa.gov for further information.