WhereTaxMoneyGoesSocial Security Administration (SSA): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, Social Security Administration reported $1.67 trillion in obligations and $1.66 trillion in outlays, about 10.7% of all budgetary resources tracked on USAspending. Below: where its award money went, who received the most, and how its spending has changed since FY 2017.
FY 2026 figures are still being reported by agencies and will change as late submissions arrive.
Mission
Deliver Social Security services that meet the changing needs of the public.
How SSA awarded money in FY 2026
Award obligations are the part of an agency's spending that goes out as contracts, grants, loans, direct payments and other awards to outside recipients. The rest pays for salaries, internal operations and transfers that are not awards.
| Award type | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| Direct payments | $1.72 trillion | |
| Contracts | $2.2 billion | |
| Contract vehicles (IDVs) | $91.7 million | |
| Grants | $52.6 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $1.67 trillion were down 4% from FY 2025 ($1.74 trillion) and compare with $1.06 trillion in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $1.67 trillion |
| FY 2025 | $1.74 trillion |
| FY 2024 | $1.61 trillion |
| FY 2023 | $1.51 trillion |
| FY 2022 | $1.36 trillion |
| FY 2021 | $1.25 trillion |
| FY 2020 | $1.22 trillion |
| FY 2019 | $1.16 trillion |
| FY 2018 | $1.10 trillion |
| FY 2017 | $1.06 trillion |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from SSA. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple recipients (aggregated) | $1.72 trillion | |
| 2 | Leidos, INC. | $242.2 million | |
| 3 | Four Points Technology, L.L.C. | $196.0 million | |
| 4 | International Business Machines Corporation | $179.2 million | |
| 5 | Carahsoft Technology Corp | $178.7 million | |
| 6 | CGI Federal INC. | $129.3 million | |
| 7 | Equifax Workforce Solutions LLC | $86.7 million | |
| 8 | Verizon Business Network Services LLC | $63.7 million | |
| 9 | Colossal Contracting LLC | $61.8 million | |
| 10 | NCS Technologies INC | $56.9 million |
Top states, FY 2026
By place of performance — where the work is done or the money is used.
| # | State | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $167.1 billion | |
| 2 | Florida | $130.8 billion | |
| 3 | Texas | $120.2 billion | |
| 4 | New York | $97.6 billion | |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | $76.0 billion | |
| 6 | Ohio | $62.8 billion | |
| 7 | Illinois | $60.9 billion | |
| 8 | Michigan | $60.0 billion | |
| 9 | North Carolina | $58.5 billion | |
| 10 | Georgia | $50.5 billion |
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Source data last updated November 4, 2026 · Imported November 6, 2026 · Dollar figures are nominal and rounded. How these numbers are calculated · Report a problem