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Section 9: **2012 Social Security Administration Programs**

**This section presents statistics on Social Security Administration  (SSA) Programs. Specifically, these statistics concern the number of beneficiaries served by, and the amount spent on, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), by disability status. Table 9.7 also addresses those who have concurrent benefits (are enrolled in both programs), by disability status. The principal source for this section is the Social Security Administration, specifically the 2010 Annual Statistical Supplement.**

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**Table 9.1: Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally AdministeredPayments**In December 2010, of the 7,911,327 individuals who received federally administered payments from the SSI program, 1,183,709 were eligible based on being 65 years or older, 69,280 were eligible based on blindness, and 6,660,320 were eligible based on disability.

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**Table 9.2: Supplemental Security Income—Total Federally Administered Payments (in thousands of dollars)**In December 2010, of the $48,178,537,000 of federally administered payments from the SSI program, $5,444,383,000 was spent on individuals eligible based on being ages 65 years or older, $420,161,000 was spent on individuals eligible based on blindness, and $43,312,038,000 was spent on individuals eligible based on disability.****

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**Table 9.3: Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments under Age 18: Supplemental Security Income **In December 2010, of the 1,237,949 individuals under age 18 who received federally administered payments from the SSI program, 5,937 were eligible based on blindness, and 1,229,713 were eligible based on disability.

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**Table 9.4: Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments, by Age **In December 2010, of the 1,237,949 individuals under age 18 who received federally administered payments from the SSI program, 5,937 were eligible based on blindness, and 1,229,713 were eligible based on disability.

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**Table 9.5a: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of BeneficiariesSocial Security Disability Insurance**In December 2010, of the 9,175,095 individuals who were beneficiaries under SSDI program, 8,016,515 were disabled workers, 919,859 were disabled adult children, and 238,721 were disabled widows(ers).

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**Table 9.5b: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability TypeTable 9.5c: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability TypeTable 9.5d******: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type**Table 9.5e******: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type**Table 9.5f******: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type**Table 9.5g******: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type****In December 2010, of the 9,175,095 individuals who were beneficiaries under the SSDI program, 359,736 were receiving benefits on the basis of injuries.

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**Table 9.6: Social Security Disability Insurance—Total Annual Benefits (in thousands of dollars)**In December 2010, of the $112,520,772 spent on individuals who were beneficiaries under the SSDI program, $102,999,936,000 was spent on individuals who were disabled workers, $7,563,636,000 was spent on individuals who were disabled adult children, and $1,957,200,000 was spent on individuals who were disabled widows(ers).

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**Table 9.7: Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income—Number of Total and Concurrent Beneficiaries, Ages 18 to 64: December 2010**In December 2010, of the 14,016,943 individuals ages 18 to 64 receiving SSI and/or SSDI, 8,016,515 were SSDI disabled workers only, 4,631,051 were SSI recipients only, and 1,369,377 were both SSDI disabled workers and SSI recipients (i.e., concurrent beneficiaries). (See Table 9.10 for the number of monthly SSDI applications over time.)

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**Table 9.8a: Supplemental Security Income—Change in the Number of Recipients of FederallyAdministered Payments, Total and Age Eligible: 2009 to 2010**From 2009 to 2010, the total number of recipients of SSI increased in the United States by 3.1 percent. The total number of recipients increased the most in New Hampshire (by 7.7 percent); no states saw a decrease, but the smallest increase was in West Virginia (by 0.6 percent). From 2009 to 2010, the number of SSI recipients ages 65 and older decreased in the United States by 0.9 percent. The number of recipients ages 65 and older increased the most in the Montana (by 23.8 percent) and decreased the most in Alabama (by 6.5 percent).

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**Table 9.8b: Supplemental Security Income—Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments, Blind and Disabled Eligible: 2009 to 2010**From 2009 to 2010, the number of blind recipients of SSI decreased in the United States by .01 percent. The number of blind recipients increased the most in Delaware (by 12.9 percent) and decreased the most in North Dakota (by 18.6 percent). From 2009 to 2010, the number of disabled recipients of SSI increased in the United States by 3.5 percent. The number of disabled recipients increased the most in New Hampshire (by 8.0 percent); it did not decrease in any states, but the smallest increase was in West Virginia (by 0.9 percent).

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**Table 9.9a: Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries ofFederally Administered Payments, Total and Disabled Worker Eligible: 2009 to 2010**From 2009 to 2010, the total number of recipients of SSDI increased 5.1 percent in the United States. The total number of recipients increased the most in Colorado (by 7.0 percent) and increased the least in West Virginia (by 2.5 percent). From 2009 to 2010, the number of disabled workers receiving SSDI increased in the United States by 5.3 percent.

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**Table 9.9b: Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments from 2009 to 2010**From 2009 to 2010, the total number of recipients of SSDI among disabled adult children increased in the United States by 3.1 percent. The total number of recipients among disabled adult children increased the most in Alaska (by 10.5 percent) and increased the least in North Dakota (by 1.1 percent). From 2009 to 2010, the number of disabled widow(er)s receiving SSDI increased in the United States by 3.7 percent. 

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**Table 9.10: Monthly Number of Social Security Disability Insurance Participants**The monthly number of SSDI participants (disabled-worker benefits only) grew from 154,330 in January of 2003 to 288,795 in August of 2012. The highest number can be found in October 2010 reporting 293,682 participants. Since January 2009, the figures have always been over two hundred thousand except for a few months.

                    - 2012 Social Security Administration Programs
                    - 2012 9.1 Supplemental Security Income - Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments
                    - 2012 9.2 Supplemental Security Income - Total Federally Administered Payments
                    - 2012 9.3 Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments under Age 18
                    - 2012 9.4 Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments, by Age
                    - 2012 9.5a Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries
                    - 2012 9.5b Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries
                    - 2012 9.5c Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type
                    - 2012 9.5d Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type
                    - 2012 9.5e Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type
                    - 2012 9.5f Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type
                    - 2012 9.5g Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type
                    - 2012 9.6 Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of Beneficiaries by Disability Type
                    - 2012 9.7 Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income—Number of Total and Concurrent Beneficiaries, Age 18-64
                    - 2012 9.8a Supplemental Security Income—Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments, Total and Aged Eligible
                    - 2012 9.8b Supplemental Security Income—Change in the Number of Recipients of Federally Administered Payments, Blind and Disabled Eligible
                    - 2012 9.9a Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments, Total and Disabled Worker Eligible
                    - 2012 9.9b Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments
                    - 2012 9.10 Monthly Number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Participants

 

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