The Social Security Administration, account by account.
SSA's benefit programs and its administrative accounts from the FY2027 Budget Overview, in two strictly-separate dialects. Mandatory — the benefits paid directly to beneficiaries (the off-budget OASDI trust funds plus on-budget SSI). Discretionary — the Limitation on Administrative Expenses that runs the agency, plus Research & Demonstration and the Inspector General. FY2025 actuals, FY2026, and the FY2027 request.
FY27 mandatory benefits
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paid to beneficiaries
FY27 discretionary admin
—
Total, Budget Authority
OASDI trust funds (off-budget)
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OASI + DI
Admin as % of benefits
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less than one percent
Mandatory — benefits paid to beneficiaries
Trust Fund programs (OASDI) — off-budget
| Account | FY25 actuals | FY26 | FY27 request |
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General Fund programs (SSI) — on-budget
| Account | FY25 actuals | FY26 | FY27 request |
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| Total, Mandatory benefits | — | — | — |
Benefit figures are outlays from the source's one-decimal-billion table (footnote: “Totals may not add due to rounding”). OASI (established 1935) is retirement and survivors benefits; DI (1956) is disability; SSI (1972) is for aged, blind, and disabled people with income and resources below set limits. These are paid directly to beneficiaries, not procured through contracts.
Discretionary — the administration that runs the agency ($ in millions)
Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), by object
| Account | FY25 actuals | FY26 | FY27 request |
|---|
Other appropriated accounts
| Account | FY25 actuals | FY26 | FY27 request |
|---|
| Total, Budget Authority | — | — | — |
The LAE is SSA's main administrative account; its objects are Payroll, Other Objects, Disability Determination Services (the State DDSs that make medical determinations), and Information Technology Services. Research & Demonstration draws on a portion of the SSI appropriation; the Office of the Inspector General is funded from both the trust funds and the general fund.