OASDI Monthly Statistics, November 2007

OASDI Benefits in Current-Payment Status Table 2. OASI retirement benefits, by type of beneficiary, November 2006–November 2007
Month All beneficiaries Retired workers Spouses Children
Number (thousands)
2006
November 33,930 30,959 2,483 488
December 33,938 30,971 2,476 490
2007
January 34,076 31,110 2,473 493
February 34,148 31,179 2,470 498
March 34,193 31,225 2,466 502
April 34,244 31,276 2,463 506
May 34,290 31,322 2,460 508
June 34,329 31,374 2,457 499
July 34,356 31,419 2,452 485
August 34,414 31,477 2,451 487
September 34,387 31,456 2,444 487
October 34,396 31,467 2,440 489
November 34,438 31,510 2,437 492
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2006
November 32,774 31,286 1,244 244
December 33,882 32,346 1,282 254
2007
January 34,095 32,556 1,282 257
February 34,195 32,655 1,281 259
March 34,264 32,724 1,279 262
April 34,344 32,802 1,277 264
May 34,409 32,868 1,276 266
June 34,476 32,941 1,274 261
July 34,537 33,012 1,272 253
August 34,618 33,092 1,272 255
September 34,605 33,082 1,268 255
October 34,622 33,100 1,266 256
November 34,727 33,203 1,266 258
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2006
November 965.90 1,010.60 501.10 500.70
December 998.40 1,044.40 517.90 518.10
2007
January 1,000.50 1,046.50 518.20 520.00
February 1,001.40 1,047.30 518.40 521.00
March 1,002.10 1,048.00 518.40 521.80
April 1,002.90 1,048.80 518.50 522.50
May 1,003.50 1,049.40 518.50 523.00
June 1,004.30 1,050.00 518.70 523.10
July 1,005.30 1,050.70 518.80 522.30
August 1,005.90 1,051.30 518.90 523.10
September 1,006.30 1,051.70 518.90 523.70
October 1,006.60 1,051.90 518.80 524.10
November 1,008.40 1,053.70 519.60 525.40
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.
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