Org dossier
Social Security Administration
Federal agency · Founded 1935 · Annual budget ~$1520.9B
Political lean
Nonpartisan
Where to read more
- Official sitehttps://www.ssa.gov/
- Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_Administration
- budget_sourcehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hist04z1_fy2027.xlsx
- budget_source_fiscal_yearFY2025
Notes
SSA. Independent agency. Administers retirement annual_budget_usd reflects FY2025 Social Security Administration Off-Budget outlays ($1.52T benefits trust fund); excludes the On-Budget Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program (~$126B FY2025), which is administered by SSA but is a legally separate program. Source: OMB Historical Tables 4.1, FY2027 Budget release.