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Social Security Budget

The Social Security Administration’s FY2025 President’s Budget and the distinction between discretionary administrative funding and mandatory benefit flows

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Jan 26, 2026
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What congressional appropriations bill covers the Social Security Administration?

’s day-to-day operations and Supplemental Security Income administrative accounts are funded through annual appropriations process and are included in the larger spending packages that lawmakers assem...

Jan 27, 2026

Which specific FY2026 appropriations text (bill or explanatory statement) contains the SSA Limitation on Administrative Expenses line item and its dollar amount?

FY2026 Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE) dollar figure appears as a line item in SSA’s FY2026 Congressional Justification and materials, where SSA requested $14.793 billion for total LAE . T...