Social Security Trust Funds statistics


TYPE OF TRUST FUND	1970	1980		1985	1986		1987		1988	1989	1990	1991		1992		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999

Old-age and survivors insurance (OASI):
Net contribution income ¹	30.3	103.5		180.2	194.2		206.0		233.2	252.6	272.4	278.4		286.8		296.2	298.3	310.1	328.0	357.4	380.4	407.3
Transfers from general revenue ²	0.4	0.5		2.2	0.2		0.1		(Z)	(Z)	-2.1	(Z)		(Z)		(Z)	(Z)	-0.1	(Z)	(Z)	(Z)	(Z)
Interest received ³	1.5	1.8		1.9	3.1		4.7		7.6	12.0	16.4	20.8		24.3		27.0	29.9	32.8	35.7	39.8	44.5	49.8
Benefit payments ⁴	28.8	105.1		167.2	176.8	⁵	183.6	⁵	195.5	208.0	223.0	240.5	⁵	254.9	⁵	267.8	279.1	291.6	302.9	316.3	326.8	334.4
Assets, end of year	32.5	22.8	⁶	35.8	39.1		62.1		102.9	155.1	214.2	267.8		319.2		369.3	413.5	458.5	514.0	589.1	681.6	798.8

Disability insurance (DI):
Net contribution income ¹	4.5	13.3		17.4	18.6		19.7		22.1	24.1	28.7	29.3		30.4		31.5	51.7	54.7	57.7	56.5	59.5	63.9
Transfers from general revenue ²	(Z)	0.1		1.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0	-0.8	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Interest received ³	0.3	0.5		0.9	0.8		0.6		0.6	0.7	0.9	1.1		1.1		0.8	1.2	2.2	3.0	4.0	4.8	5.7
Benefit payments ⁴	3.1	15.5		18.8	19.9	⁵	20.5	⁵	21.7	22.9	24.8	27.7	⁵	31.1	⁵	34.6	37.7	40.9	44.2	45.7	48.2	51.4
Assets, end of year	5.6	3.6	⁷	6.3	7.8		6.7		6.9	7.9	11.1	12.9		12.3		9.0	22.9	37.6	52.9	66.4	80.8	97.3

Z Less than $50 million.
1 Includes deposits by states and deductions for refund of estimated employee-tax overpayment. Beginning in 1985, includes government contributions on deemed wage credits for military service in 1957 and later. Includes tax credits on net earnings from self-employment in 1985-89. Includes taxation of benefits beginning in 1985.
2 Includes payments (1) for costs of noncontributory wage credits for military service performed before 1957; (2) in 1980 for costs of deemed wage credits for military service performed after 1956; and, for OASI only, (3) for costs of benefits to certain uninsured persons who attained age 72 before 1968.
3 In 1985-90, includes interest on advance tax transfers. Beginning 1985, includes interest on reimbursement for unnegotiated checks. Data for 1985 and 1986 reflect interest on interfund borrowing.
4 Includes payments for vocational rehabilitation services furnished to disabled persons receiving benefits because of their disabilities. Beginning in 1985, amounts reflect deductions for unnegotiated benefit checks.
5 Data adjusted to reflect 12 months of benefit payments.
6 Includes $18 billion borrowed from the DI and hospital insurance (HI) Trust Funds (see Table 166). Repayments on Jan. 31, 1985, reduced such amounts to $13.2 billion.
7 Excludes $5 billion lent to the OASI Trust Fund. Repayment on Jan. 31, 1985, reduced the total to $2.5 billion.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Report of Board of Trustees, OASI and DI Trust Funds. Also published in Social Security Bulletin, quarterly.

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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