The statistic represents the total annual cash benefits paid by U.S. Old-Age and Survivors Insurance from 1978 to 2018. In 2018, the total annual cash benefits paid equaled approximately 844.92 billion U.S. dollars.
Total annual cash benefits paid by U.S. Old-Age and Survivors Insurance from 1978 to 2018
(in million U.S. dollars)
* The amounts of benefits paid generally do not reflect occasional adjustments such as reimbursements for uncashed checks, reimbursements to correct earlier
accounting errors, and interfund transfers to correct earlier allocation errors.
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US Social Security Administration. (May 15, 2020). Total annual cash benefits paid by U.S. Old-Age and Survivors Insurance from 1978 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195474/total-cash-benefits-paid-by-old-age-and-survivors-insurance-annually/
US Social Security Administration. "Total annual cash benefits paid by U.S. Old-Age and Survivors Insurance from 1978 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195474/total-cash-benefits-paid-by-old-age-and-survivors-insurance-annually/
US Social Security Administration. (2020). Total annual cash benefits paid by U.S. Old-Age and Survivors Insurance from 1978 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195474/total-cash-benefits-paid-by-old-age-and-survivors-insurance-annually/
US Social Security Administration. "Total Annual Cash Benefits Paid by U.S. Old-age and Survivors Insurance from 1978 to 2018 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195474/total-cash-benefits-paid-by-old-age-and-survivors-insurance-annually/
US Social Security Administration, Total annual cash benefits paid by U.S. Old-Age and Survivors Insurance from 1978 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195474/total-cash-benefits-paid-by-old-age-and-survivors-insurance-annually/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Total annual cash benefits paid by U.S. Old-Age and Survivors Insurance from 1978 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Social Security Administration, May 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195474/total-cash-benefits-paid-by-old-age-and-survivors-insurance-annually/