FranÃ§ois-Marie Arouet (French: [fÊÉÌ.swa ma.Êi aÊ.wÉ]; 21 November 1694 â 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire (/voÊlËtÉÉr/; French: [vÉl.tÉËÊ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and ...
The average monthly Social Security benefit in July 2015 was: 1  $1,336 a month for retired workers; 2  $1,282 a month for widows or widowers over the age of 60; 3  $1,165 a month for disabled workers;
Average SSI Benefit. Supplementary Security Income, or SSI, is the other Social Security program that pays benefits to the disabled. However, to obtain SSI, you must also be considered low-income. On average, an SSI beneficiary receives $499 a month as of January 2011. Younger SSI beneficiaries receive the highest average benefit at $598, followed by those age 18 to 64 who receive $515, followed by those 65 and older who receive $403 a month.