Which programs make the most direct payments?
Top 10 by obligations in FY2025. Leading: SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE ($1.30T); MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE ($568.59B); MEDICARE HOSPITAL INSURANCE ($432.52B).
| Program number | Obligations | Program |
|---|---|---|
| 96.002 | $1.30T | Social Security Retirement Insurance |
| 93.774 | $568.59B | Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance |
| 93.773 | $432.52B | Medicare Hospital Insurance |
| 64.109 | $174.13B | Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability |
| 93.770 | $162.49B | Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage |
| 96.001 | $157.27B | Social Security Disability Insurance |
| 96.004 | $114.85B | Social Security Survivors Insurance |
| 10.551 | $87.12B | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| 96.006 | $64.49B | Supplemental Security Income |
| 84.063 | $39.96B | Federal Pell Grant Program |
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How to read this
- Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays (money paid).
- Award types follow USAspending: grants include cooperative agreements; direct payments include benefits such as Social Security and Medicare; other = insurance and other assistance.