Banking & FinancialFederal spending file
Social Security
Monthly checks for retirees: the single biggest thing the federal government does.
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What the money shows
The government spent $1667.8B on Social Security in 2025, which is 16.4% of all spending that year. Social Security outlays are up 67.4% from 2017. OMB history lists Social Security at 13.4% of federal outlays in 1962 and 16.4% in 2025. Social Security Administration, the largest agency in this category, handles 100% of its latest outlay. The linked lobbying register category is Banking & Financial.
Sources: USAspending · OMB Historical Tables
$1.67T
Latest outlay
$16.39
Of each $100
+67%
Since FY2017
Banking & Financial
Mapped sector
Agencies spending it
Latest fiscal year, top agencies from USAspending.
Social Security Administration$1.67T
Lobbying in this sector
Up to five leading banking & financial clients in the lobby register.
Share since 1962
OMB history plus live rows once ingested.
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