Annual Statistical Supplement, 2003

Supplemental Security Income

Benefit Distributions

Table 7.C1 Percentage distribution of adult individuals and persons under age 18 receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2002
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Adults Blind and disabled,
under age 18
Aged Blind Disabled
Number 5,987,811 918,733 61,215 4,095,672 912,191
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50.00 8.8 14.7 9.0 8.9 2.4
50.00–99.99 6.4 11.1 6.1 6.6 1.2
100.00–149.99 5.3 10.0 5.0 5.1 1.4
150.00–199.99 4.4 8.2 4.3 4.1 1.7
200.00–249.99 4.1 6.1 4.8 4.1 1.9
250.00–299.99 3.3 5.0 3.2 3.1 2.4
300.00–349.99 2.8 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.7
350.00–399.99 7.0 10.4 8.4 6.2 7.1
400.00–449.99 2.1 1.6 1.9 1.7 4.8
450.00–499.99 2.1 1.1 1.5 1.5 6.1
500.00–544.99 1.7 0.7 1.4 1.3 4.8
545.00 a 51.8 27.6 51.6 54.8 63.4
a. Individuals living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $545 in calendar year 2002.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.
Table 7.C2 Percentage distribution of couples receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2002
Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Aged Blind Disabled
Number 258,957 120,756 2,682 135,519
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 50.00 4.1 4.5 3.2 3.8
50.00–99.99 4.7 4.8 3.5 4.6
100.00–149.99 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.8
150.00–199.99 4.7 4.6 3.8 4.9
200.00–249.99 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.7
250.00–299.99 4.1 3.3 3.7 4.7
300.00–349.99 3.9 2.9 3.8 4.8
350.00–399.99 3.3 2.5 4.2 4.1
400.00–449.99 2.5 2.3 2.8 2.7
450.00–499.99 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.3
500.00–549.99 6.4 10.0 4.1 3.1
550.00–599.99 1.6 1.4 2.0 1.8
600.00–649.99 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.7
650.00–699.99 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.3
700.00–749.99 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9
750.00–799.99 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.7
800.00–816.99 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
817.00 a 48.3 47.8 52.7 48.7
a. Couples living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $817 in calendar year 2002.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.