Social Security Administration
Obligations in fiscal year 2026, reporting period 11 of 12, through August 31, 2026:
An obligation is money the agency commits to pay: a signed contract, a grant award, a benefit payment. The figure in full is copied from the official record. The rounded reading beside it is ours.
Year by year
Budgetary resources are the Treasury's figure for the money available to the agency in the year, new and carried over from earlier years. Obligations are money the agency commits to pay. Outlays are money paid out. Fiscal year 2026 figures run through August 31, 2026.
| Fiscal year | Budgetary resources | Obligations | Outlays | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,725,080,621,636.67 | $1,672,205,185,395.47 | $1,663,748,219,825.58 | August 31, 2026 (period 11 of 12) |
| 2025 | $1,742,135,483,086.93 | $1,740,398,104,292.52 | $1,729,219,098,343.68 | September 30, 2025 |
| 2024 | $1,610,536,647,326.06 | $1,607,954,869,344.54 | $1,594,879,612,061.50 | September 30, 2024 |
| 2023 | $1,511,695,704,871.34 | $1,506,843,076,037.29 | $1,487,302,479,140.26 | September 30, 2023 |
| 2022 | $1,370,533,859,241.03 | $1,364,987,764,104.88 | $1,349,832,358,559.78 | September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 | $1,254,486,466,408.00 | $1,248,653,319,331.43 | $1,245,835,358,462.13 | September 30, 2021 |
| 2020 | $1,222,094,184,168.63 | $1,216,027,996,696.20 | $1,211,824,122,255.75 | September 30, 2020 |
| 2019 | $1,164,987,717,408.19 | $1,159,468,739,487.30 | $1,156,841,816,082.21 | September 30, 2019 |
| 2018 | $1,101,883,442,202.31 | $1,097,255,690,866.90 | $1,094,364,935,831.64 | September 30, 2018 |
| 2017 | $1,064,638,688,095.83 | $1,059,146,820,798.07 | $1,056,090,042,301.85 | September 30, 2017 |
Awards by type
Awards are contracts, grants, loans and direct payments. The Treasury gives award obligations and total obligations in two separate reports. It gives contracts and standing contracts as two figures. Fiscal year 2026, through August 31, 2026.
| Award type | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Contracts | $2,236,094,272.77 |
| Direct payments | $1,573,549,299,872.00 |
| Grants | $52,589,233.03 |
| Standing contracts that the agency places orders against (indefinite delivery vehicles, IDVs) | $91,698,065.31 |
| Loans | $0.00 |
| Other | $0.00 |
| Award obligations, the Treasury's total | $1,575,929,681,443.11 |
| Total obligations, from the Treasury's yearly figures | $1,672,205,185,395.47 |
Sub-agencies
The offices and bureaus inside this agency. The Treasury's record lists one sub-agency here.
| Sub-agency | Obligations | Transactions | New awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration SSA | $1,575,929,681,443.11 | 285,543 | 283,239 |
Federal accounts
A federal account is one line of the agency's books at the Treasury. Top 10 of 11 federal accounts, by obligations.
| Federal account | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund - Treasury Managed, Social Security Administration 028-8006 | $1,382,690,846,593.81 | $1,376,937,669,134.87 |
| Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund - Treasury Managed, Social Security Administration 028-8007 | $150,929,972,800.05 | $149,217,615,705.58 |
| Supplemental Security Income Program, Social Security Administration 028-0406 | $68,366,830,941.71 | $67,220,470,723.68 |
| Payments to Social Security Trust Funds, Social Security Administration 028-0404 | $57,353,402,359.63 | $57,355,394,557.30 |
| Salaries and Expenses, Social Security Administration 028-8704 | $12,607,430,728.62 | $12,754,992,744.20 |
| State Supplemental Fees, Social Security Administration 028-5419 | $154,582,087.17 | $154,582,087.17 |
| Office of the Inspector General, Social Security Administration 028-0400 | $101,865,637.60 | $107,221,681.94 |
| Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans, Social Security Administration 028-0401 | $235,649.47 | $235,649.47 |
| Administrative Expenses, Children's Health Insurance Program, Social Security Administration 028-0416 | $15,277.18 | $15,277.18 |
| Payments for Credits Against Social Security Contributions, Social Security Administration 028-0440 | $3,320.23 | $3,320.23 |
Budget functions
A budget function is the purpose the money serves. All 5 budget functions, by obligations.
| Budget function | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security | $1,603,581,655,802.34 | $1,596,265,675,462.18 |
| Income Security | $68,623,278,666.48 | $67,482,274,492.79 |
| Veterans Benefits and Services | $235,649.47 | $235,649.47 |
| Health | $15,277.18 | $15,277.18 |
| Medicare | $0.00 | $18,943.96 |
Object classes
An object class is the Treasury's name for a kind of spending: what the money buys, such as pay, rent or grants. Top 10 of 24 object classes, by obligations.
| Object class | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance claims and indemnities | $1,520,161,884,572.82 | $1,513,470,791,031.81 |
| Financial transfers | $75,246,349,702.52 | $73,253,634,794.06 |
| Grants, subsidies, and contributions | $63,187,911,859.60 | $63,251,071,285.57 |
| Full-time permanent (pay of full-time permanent employees) | $4,678,080,716.21 | $4,702,995,209.64 |
| Other services from non-Federal sources | $3,027,095,247.71 | $2,925,096,184.47 |
| Civilian personnel benefits | $1,982,472,323.12 | $1,975,740,603.78 |
| Other goods and services from Federal sources | $1,306,790,587.31 | $1,223,723,859.20 |
| Rental payments to GSA | $672,527,667.21 | $672,337,420.77 |
| Operation and maintenance of equipment | $546,013,698.52 | $813,949,883.14 |
| Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges | $426,104,680.15 | $411,872,328.24 |
Emergency-fund laws
The Treasury tags some dollars with the law that provides them. These are the tags on this agency's record, worded as the Treasury words them.
| Tag | Law, as the Treasury names it | Title, as the Treasury gives it | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Emergency P.L. 116-136 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act | Public Law 116-136 |
Tag Q, “Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression”, is the Treasury's tag for dollars it does not mark as emergency, disaster or wildfire money under a named law.
2 tags.
Where this comes from
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury. The dollar figures written in full on this page are copied from the saved official answers below.