Social Security Administration: Administrative Budget Issues (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Aug. 20, 2009 |
| Report Number |
RS22677 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Christine Scott, Specialist in Social Policy |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers the Social Security program (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance, or OASDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, and provides administrative support to Medicare and several other federal programs. Total SSA spending in FY2007 was about $624 billion, about 99% of which was mandatory spending on benefit payments. This report focuses on SSA's spending for administrative expenses, which is discretionary and amounts to about 1% of SSA's total spending. This funding is provided in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
