Payments were made to 12.4 million people aged 18–64 on the basis of their own disability. Sixty-two percent received disability payments from the OASDI program only, 27% received payments from the SSI program only, and 11% received payments from both programs.
Disabled beneficiaries aged 18–64 receiving OASDI, SSI, or both
|
Beneficiary
|
Number
(thousands)
|
Total (unduplicated)
|
12,449
|
OASDI disability
|
|
Total
|
9,075
|
Workers aged 64 or younger
|
8,171
|
Disabled adult children
|
791
|
Widow(er)s
|
113
|
OASDI disability only
|
7,672
|
SSI disability
|
|
|
Total
|
4,777 |
|
Receiving SSI disability only
|
3,374 |
|
Receiving both OASDI and SSI disability
|
1,403 |
| |
Distribution of disabled beneficiaries aged 18–64
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Record Extract format), 100 percent data.
NOTES: OASDI beneficiaries who are entitled to both a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once. SSI includes federal SSI payments and federally administered state supplementation.