Expenditures per Capita on Supplemental Security Income

Description: 

Total Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in constant dollars, divided by the country’s total population.

Source: 

Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement; the 1998 Green Book, Table 3-24; and U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates.

Methodological Notes: 

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides income support to persons aged 65 or older, blind or disabled adults, and blind or disabled children. 

Benefits are adjusted for inflation using the Bureau of Economic Analysis price index for Gross Domestic Product. See National Income and Product Accounts.