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OASDI and SSI Snapshot andSSI Monthly StatisticsEach month, the Social Security Administration’s Office of Retirement and Disability Policy posts key statisticsabout various aspects of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program at www.socialsecurity.gov/policy. Thestatistics include the number of people who receive benefits, eligibility category, and average monthly payment.This issue presents SSI data for August 2008–August 2009.The Monthly Statistical Snapshot summarizes information about Social Security and the SSI programs andprovides a summary table on the trust funds. Data for August 2009 are given on pages 98–99. Trust Fund datafor August 2009 are given on page 99. The more detailed SSI tables begin on page 100. Persons wanting detailedmonthly OASDI information should visit the Office of the Actuary’s Web site at www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/ProgData/beniesQuery.html.Monthly Statistical SnapshotTable 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, or bothTable 2. Social Security benefitsTable 3. Supplemental Security Income recipientsTable 4. Operations of the Old-Age Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust FundsThe most current edition of Tables 1–3 will always be available at www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot. The most current data for the trust funds (Table 4) are available at www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/ProgData/funds.html.Social Security Bulletin • Vol. 69 • No. 3 • 2009 97