Children Receiving SSI, 2005

Table 11. Number and percentage distribution of children receiving federally administered SSI payments and average monthly amount of child's income, by type of income, December 2005
Type of income Number Percent Average monthly
amount (dollars)
Total 1,036,990 100.0 . . .
No earned or unearned income a 745,910 71.9 . . .
With income b 291,080 28.1 209
Earned income only 1,820 0.2 302
Unearned income only 288,170 27.8 207
Both earned and unearned income 1,090 0.1 533
With unearned income c 289,260 27.9 207
Social Security 75,060 7.2 205
Veterans' 1,510 0.1 82
Income based on need 9,700 0.9 267
Support from absent parents 131,700 12.7 202
Asset income 11,500 1.1 1
Other 5,500 0.5 440
In-kind income 80,940 7.8 157
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. The percentage of children receiving the full federal benefit rate, as shown in Table 6, is smaller than the percentage of those with no income, as shown here, because of the effect of parental deemed income in the payment computation.
b. Does not include income deemed from parents in the household.
c. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of unearned income.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.children@ssa.gov.