Spending · subcategory
Social services
Head Start, social services grants, and other family services. Part of Education, jobs & social services. FY2025 net outlays: $26.3B, 37% of the category and 0.38% of all federal spending. The largest program is Children & families services (incl. Head Start) ($15.2B).
$26.3B
FY2025 net outlays
37%
of Education, jobs & social services
+4.5%
change from FY2024 ($25.2B)
11
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
11 accounts with FY2025 spending in Social services, largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Mandatory (set by standing law)Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 11 accounts above) | $26.4B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (2 accounts) | −$245M |
| Payments between government accounts, net (e.g. general-fund transfers into trust funds, less the matching receipts) | $180M |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $26.3B |
The largest offsets
| Payment from the General Fund, National Service Trust Fund Corporation for National and Community Service | −$180M |
| Payment from the Operating Expenses, National Service Trust Fund Corporation for National and Community Service | −$65M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children & families services (incl. Head Start) Administration for Children and Families | Discretionary | $14.8B | $15.2B | +2.5% | |
| Rehabilitation Services Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services | Mandatory | $4.09B | $4.52B | +10% | |
| Aging and Disability Services Programs Administration for Community Living | Discretionary | $2.79B | $3.02B | +8.0% | |
| Social Services Block Grant Administration for Children and Families | Mandatory | $1.60B | $1.55B | −3.2% | |
| Operating Expenses Corporation for National and Community Service | Discretionary | $990M | $1.13B | +14% | |
| Promoting Safe and Stable Families Administration for Children and Families | Mandatory | $620M | $683M | +10% | |
| National Service Trust Corporation for National and Community Service | Discretionary | $146M | $165M | +13% | |
| Salaries and Expenses Corporation for National and Community Service | Discretionary | $138M | $121M | −12% | |
| Office of Inspector General Corporation for National and Community Service | Discretionary | $8M | $9M | +12% | |
| Salaries and Expenses National Council on Disability | Discretionary | $4M | $3M | −25% | |
| Social Impact Demonstration Projects Departmental Offices | Mandatory | $1M | $2M | +100% |
Social services since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.