October 03, 2008
Federal Government Expenditures in 2007
Retirement and disability payments to individuals accounted for $783 billion (more than 30 percent) of total federal spending in 2007. Of that amount, 80 percent, or $623 billion, went to Social Security recipients. Social Security was composed of retirement insurance payments ($369 billion), survivors insurance ($113 billion), disability insurance ($105 billion) and supplemental security income payments ($36 billion). You can find these and other highlights from the Consolidated Federal Funds Report: 2007 (PDF - 5.27 MB) on our web site.
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