# United States Government Social Benefits to Persons (SAAR)

United States Government Social Benefits to Persons (SAAR) was up 4.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 5,117,177 US$ million.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.3% (Mar 2022) to 151.4% (Mar 2021), averaging 8.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Makrognosis code: `US.PINC.M.SA.GRP-SOCBEN`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: US$ million
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/government-social-benefits-to-persons-saar

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,117,177 US$ million | 4.2 |
| August 2026 | 5,103,092 US$ million | 4.5 |
| July 2026 | 5,083,784 US$ million | 4.9 |
| June 2026 | 5,073,314 US$ million | 4.8 |
| May 2026 | 5,046,263 US$ million | 5.7 |
| April 2026 | 5,010,260 US$ million | 3.2 |
| March 2026 | 4,978,214 US$ million | 5.6 |
| February 2026 | 4,973,925 US$ million | 7.1 |
| January 2026 | 4,992,449 US$ million | 7.9 |
| December 2025 | 4,941,762 US$ million | 8.0 |
| November 2025 | 4,929,951 US$ million | 8.0 |
| October 2025 | 4,919,266 US$ million | 7.9 |
| September 2025 | 4,909,150 US$ million | 8.5 |
| August 2025 | 4,883,569 US$ million | 8.6 |
| July 2025 | 4,848,132 US$ million | 8.1 |
| June 2025 | 4,842,743 US$ million | 8.7 |
| May 2025 | 4,775,998 US$ million | 7.8 |
| April 2025 | 4,855,427 US$ million | 10.2 |
| March 2025 | 4,716,335 US$ million | 7.5 |
| February 2025 | 4,645,686 US$ million | 6.8 |
| January 2025 | 4,626,338 US$ million | 7.4 |
| December 2024 | 4,573,631 US$ million | 8.5 |
| November 2024 | 4,566,683 US$ million | 9.1 |
| October 2024 | 4,560,491 US$ million | 9.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.PINC.M.SA.GRP-SOCBEN"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.PINC.M.SA.GRP-SOCBEN",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```