SSI Monthly Statistics, January 2021

All Federally Administered Payments

Table 9. Number of awards, by eligibility category and age of awardee, January 2020–January 2021
Month Total Eligibility category Age
Aged Blind and disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older
2020  
January 48,444 7,439 41,005 10,730 30,155 7,559
February 57,386 8,668 48,718 12,565 35,989 8,832
March 72,687 8,894 63,793 15,938 47,602 9,147
April 60,650 6,769 53,881 13,678 39,967 7,005
May 50,756 4,874 45,882 11,019 34,699 5,038
June 49,105 4,432 44,673 10,634 33,901 4,570
July 38,318 4,965 33,353 8,299 24,948 5,071
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 a 46,215 5,722 40,493 9,813 30,547 5,855
2021  
January a 37,692 5,278 32,414 8,102 24,181 5,409
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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