U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008
 

Recipients Who Work

Table 54.
Recipients benefiting from specified work incentives, by selected characteristics and provision, December 2008
Characteristic Plans to achieve
self-support (PASSa
Impairment-related
work expenses (IRWE)
Blind work
expenses (BWE)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 1,559 100.0 4,572 100.0 1,925 100.0
Age
Under 18 2 0.1 3 0.1 1 0.1
18–21 64 4.1 265 5.8 55 2.9
22–25 174 11.2 726 15.9 210 10.9
26–29 158 10.1 763 16.7 247 12.8
30–39 340 21.8 1,223 26.7 559 29.0
40–49 438 28.1 855 18.7 424 22.0
50–59 314 20.1 496 10.8 304 15.8
60–64 55 3.5 147 3.2 77 4.0
65 or older 14 0.9 94 2.1 48 2.5
Sex
Male 636 40.8 2,523 55.2 1,039 54.0
Female 923 59.2 2,049 44.8 886 46.0
Earned income b
Wages 398 25.5 4,467 97.7 1,847 95.9
Self-employment income 103 6.6 130 2.8 98 5.1
Earnings (dollars)
None 1,074 68.9 0 0 0 0
65 or less 40 2.6 406 8.9 155 8.1
66–99 14 0.9 157 3.4 49 2.5
100–199 31 2.0 560 12.2 162 8.4
200–299 30 1.9 502 11.0 118 6.1
300–399 40 2.6 500 10.9 112 5.8
400–499 38 2.4 395 8.6 93 4.8
500–599 41 2.6 374 8.2 87 4.5
600–699 39 2.5 300 6.6 93 4.8
700–799 32 2.1 218 4.8 57 3.0
800–899 27 1.7 192 4.2 61 3.2
900–999 19 1.2 139 3.0 62 3.2
1,000–1,099 31 2.0 116 2.5 82 4.3
1,100–1,199 8 0.5 77 1.7 46 2.4
1,200–1,299 15 1.0 71 1.6 76 3.9
1,300–1,399 6 0.4 60 1.3 63 3.3
1,400 or more 74 4.7 505 11.0 609 31.6
Unearned income b
None 268 17.2 1,916 41.9 1,043 54.2
Social Security 1,256 80.6 2,455 53.7 795 41.3
Other pensions 15 1.0 27 0.6 3 0.2
Income based on need 0 0 1 0 0 0
Asset income 40 2.6 200 4.4 91 4.7
Other 50 3.2 155 3.4 49 2.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes 408 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
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