The Social Security Forum

Statistical Updates from Social Security

December 21, 2023

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

  • A monthly snapshot of statistics on Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income recipients.
  • An annual publication providing statistics on the Social Security population at the local level. It contains tables on benefit type (retirement, survivors, and disability) and beneficiary category (retired and disabled workers, wives and husbands, widow(er)s, and children).
  • Monthly tables that provide statistics for federally administered payments and awards under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
  • An annual report describing the SSI program and who receives benefits. It also provides statistics on recipient characteristics, disability and work incentives, applications, awards, and denials.