SSA’s Office of Retirement and Disability Policy has released the following:

• Monthly Statistical Snapshot, May 2024: A monthly snapshot of statistics on Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income recipients.
• SSI Monthly Statistics, May 2024: These monthly tables provide statistics for federally administered payments and awards under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.

This month SSA also released the 2024 SSI Annual Report and related materials.

Chief Actuary Steve Goss testified before Congress twice this month and his testimony can be read at the links below:

• Testimony to the House Budget Committee: Social Security: Examining Solvency and Impacts to the Federal Budget
• Testimony to the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Social Security Actuarial Status: The 2024 Trustees Report

Chief Actuary Goss also presented at the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) 50th Year Celebration of SSI this month. His presentation slides on “SSI Recipients and FBR Level” offer an interesting look at the status of SSI. He gave another presentation this month with Deputy Chief Actuary Mike Stephens at the 2024 Society of Actuaries Health Meeting. Their presentation slides on “Social Security Disability Insurance Update” offer comprehensive graphics on the state of disability insurance.