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Section 9: **Social Security Administration Programs**

**This section presents statistics on Social Security Administration (SSA) Programs. Specifically, these data concern the number of beneficiaries served by, and the amount spent on, Social Security Income (SSI) and Disability Insurance (DI), by disability status. A table also addresses those who have concurrent benefits (are enrolled in both programs), by disability status. The principal source of this data is the Social Security Administration, specifically the 2012 Annual Statistical Supplement.**

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**Table 9.1: Supplemental Security Income—Number of Recipients of Federally AdministeredPayments**In December 2011, of the 8,111,761 individuals who received federally administered payments from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, 1,181,969 were eligible based on being 65 years or older, 69,026 were eligible based on blindness, and 6,860,766 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 2011, of the $49,513,811,000 of federally administered payments from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, $5,430,338,000 was spent on individuals eligible based on being ages 65 years or older, $421,950,000 was spent on individuals eligible based on blindness, and $43,661,528,000 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 2011, of the 1,276,778 individuals under age 18 who received federally administered payments from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, 5,918 were eligible based on blindness, and 1,263,089 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 2011, 8,111,761 individuals received federally administered payments from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, and 1,276,778 of those who received payments were under age 18, 5,653,014 were ages 18-64, and 1,181,969 were ages 65 and older.

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**Table 9.5a: Social Security Disability Insurance—Number of BeneficiariesSocial Security Disability Insurance**In December 2011, of the 9,572,298 individuals who were beneficiaries under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, 8,379,922 were disabled workers, 947,530 were disabled adult children, and 244,846 were disabled widow(er)s.

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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 2011, of the 9,572,298 individuals who were beneficiaries under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, 371,382 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 2011, of the $122,139,156 spent on individuals who were beneficiaries under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, $111,967,836,000 was spent on individuals who were disabled workers, $8,098,968,000 was spent on individuals who were disabled adult children, and $2,072,448,000 was spent on individuals who were disabled widow(er)s.

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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 2011, of the 14,538,147 individuals ages 18-64 receiving SSI and/or SSDI, 8,379,912 were SSDI disabled workers only, 4,776,525 were SSI recipients only, and 1,381,710 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: 2010 to 2011**From 2010 to 2011, the total number of recipients of Supplemental Security income increased in the U.S. by 2.5 percent. The total number of recipients increased the most in Nevada (by 6.6 percent) and decreased the most in Rhode Island (by 2.0 percent). From 2010 to 2011, the number of aged (65 or older) recipients of Supplemental Security income decreased in the U.S. by 0.1 percent. The number of aged recipients increased the most in the Nevada (by 4.9 percent) and decreased the most in Rhode Island (by 8.8 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: 2010 to 2011**From 2010 to 2011, the number of blind recipients of Supplemental Security income decreased in the U.S. by .04 percent. The number of blind recipients increased the most in Vermont (by 5.8 percent) and decreased the most in Wyoming (by 17.5 percent). From 2010 to 2011, the number of disabled recipients of Supplemental Security income increased in the U.S. by 3.0 percent. The number of disabled recipients increased the most in Nevada (by 7.3 percent) and decreased the most in Rhode Island (by 1.1 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: 2010 to 2011**From 2010 to 2011, the total number of recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance increased in the U.S. 4.3 percent. The total number of recipients increased the most in Utah (by 6.5 percent) and increased the least in Hawaii (by 2.3 percent). From 2010 to 2011, the number of disabled workers receiving Social Security Disability Insurance increased in the U.S. by 4.5 percent.

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**Table 9.9b: Social Security Disability Insurance—Change in the Number of Beneficiaries of Federally Administered Payments from 2010 to 2011**From 2010 to 2011, the total number of recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance among disabled adult children increased in the U.S. by 3.0 percent. The total number of recipients among disabled adult children increased the most in Idaho (by 7.0 percent) and decreased the most in North Dakota (by 0.7 percent). From 2010 to 2011, the number of disabled widow(er)s receiving Social Security Disability Insurance increased in the U.S. by 2.6 percent.

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**Table 9.10: Monthly Number of Social Security Disability Insurance Participants**The monthly number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Participants (disabled-worker benefits only) grew from 154,330 in January of 2003 to 271,235 in August of 2013. 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, but for December 2009 (192,820), January 2011 (198,421), November 2011 (193,842), December 2012 (180,953), January 2013 (192,392), and July 2013 (196,952).

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

 

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