For the remaining 10 percent, with major health problems, average benefits soared to $10,529.

The average monthly benefit for retired workers will rise by $6, to $488.

Last year, the average annual benefit for a widowed mother with two or more children was about $23,000.

The average benefit for a retired worker will rise by $39, to $1,002 a month.

The average benefit for disabled children is $331 a month.

The average benefit for disabled workers is now $786 a month.

In this sort of case, the average benefit would have fallen short.

Their average benefit was reduced to about $1,500 a month.

Most privatization plans involve a decided cut in average benefits.

For a widow with two children, the average benefit will increase $38, to $1,288 a month.