Spending · subcategory
SSI, refundable tax credits & family aid
SSI, the refundable parts of the Earned Income and Child Tax Credits, TANF, child care, and foster care (OMB's “other income security”). Part of Income security (the safety net). FY2025 net outlays: $235B, 34% of the category and 3.36% of all federal spending. The largest program is Supplemental Security Income (SSI) ($69.5B).
$235B
FY2025 net outlays
34%
of Income security (the safety net)
+12%
change from FY2024 ($211B)
17
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
17 accounts with FY2025 spending in SSI, refundable tax credits & family aid, 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 17 accounts above) | $240B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (5 accounts) | −$4.22B |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $235B |
The largest offsets
| Recovery of Beneficiary Overpayments from SSI Program Social Security Administration | −$3.58B |
| Federal Share of Child Support Collections Department of Health and Human Services | −$392M |
| State Supplemental Fees, SSI Social Security Administration | −$164M |
| Receipts from SSI Administrative Fee Social Security Administration | −$80M |
| SSI, Attorney Fees Social Security Administration | −$9M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Social Security Administration | Mandatory | $61.9B | $69.5B | +12% | |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (refundable part) Internal Revenue Service | Mandatory | $60.0B | $66.0B | +10.0% | |
| Child Tax Credit (refundable part) Internal Revenue Service | Mandatory | $26.2B | $26.6B | +1.2% | |
| Pandemic-era refundable tax credits Internal Revenue Service | Mandatory | $776M | $18.2B | +2242% | |
| TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Administration for Children and Families | Mandatory | $17.6B | $17.7B | +0.4% | |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant Administration for Children and Families | Discretionary | $16.3B | $10.8B | −34% | |
| Foster care & adoption assistance Administration for Children and Families | Mandatory | $10.1B | $9.99B | −1.5% | |
| Refugee and Entrant Assistance Administration for Children and Families | Discretionary | $7.10B | $5.82B | −18% | |
| Payments to States for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support Programs Administration for Children and Families | Mandatory | $4.88B | $4.97B | +1.9% | |
| LIHEAP (home heating & cooling aid) Administration for Children and Families | Discretionary | $4.98B | $4.38B | −12% | |
| Child care entitlement to states Administration for Children and Families | Mandatory | $3.57B | $4.03B | +13% | |
| U.S. Coronavirus Payments Internal Revenue Service | Mandatory | $232M | $846M | +265% | |
| Contingency Fund Administration for Children and Families | Mandatory | $584M | $560M | −4.1% | |
| State Supplemental Fees Social Security Administration | Discretionary | $150M | $170M | +13% | |
| Office of Inspector General Social Security Administration | Discretionary | $33M | $32M | −3.0% | |
| Children's Research and Technical Assistance Administration for Children and Families | Mandatory | $30M | $28M | −6.7% | |
| Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Internal Revenue Service | Mandatory | $0 | $12M | n/a |
SSI, refundable tax credits & family aid since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.