Spending · category
Social Security
Retirement, survivors, and disability benefits. In FY2025 it came to $1.58T, 22.5% of all federal spending (#1 of 18 categories). Adjusted for inflation, that is up 118% since FY2000.
$1.58T
FY2025 outlays
22.5%
of all federal spending
+8.2%
change from FY2024 ($1.46T)
100%
mandatory (the rest is discretionary)
Every program
2 accounts with FY2025 spending in Social Security, largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Mandatory (set by standing law)
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 2 accounts above) | $1.58T |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (6 accounts) | −$876M |
| Payments between government accounts, net (e.g. general-fund transfers into trust funds, less the matching receipts) | −$241M |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $1.58T |
The largest offsets
| Limitation on Administrative Expenses Social Security Administration | −$800M |
| FDI, Tax Refund Offset Social Security Administration | −$31M |
| Attorney Fees, Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund Social Security Administration | −$27M |
| Office of Inspector General Social Security Administration | −$11M |
| FOASI, Tax Refund Offset Social Security Administration | −$6M |
| FOASI, Attorney Fees Social Security Administration | −$1M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Security retirement & survivors (OASI) Social Security Administration | Mandatory | $1.30T | $1.42T | +9.0% | |
| Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) Social Security Administration | Mandatory | $157B | $160B | +2.4% |
Social Security since 1993
Outlays in 2025 dollars (adjusted for inflation), fiscal years 1993–2025. Share of all federal spending: 21.6% in FY1993, 22.5% in FY2025.