Veterans Benefits and Services

FY2025 Spending

$413.3B

Rank

#8 of 18

Growth Since 2017

+114.7%

Spending Over Time: FY2017 → FY2025

Year-over-Year Spending

Fiscal Year	Amount	Change
FY2017	$192,544,747,108	—
FY2019	$217,590,366,707	+13.0%
FY2021	$257,756,733,568	+18.5%
FY2023	$325,466,170,948	+26.3%
FY2025	$413,322,282,986	+27.0%

What This Covers

Veterans Benefits and Services funds the Department of Veterans Affairs, including healthcare, disability compensation, education (GI Bill), and housing programs for over 18 million veterans. Growth has been driven by expanded PACT Act toxic exposure benefits.

How This Category Ranks

$1.8T

#2Social Security

$1.7T

#3National Defense

$1.4T

$1.3T

$1.1T

#6Income Security

$759.0B

#7General Government

$511.4B

#8Veterans Benefits and Services

$413.3B

#9Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services

$221.5B

#10Transportation

$197.8B

#11Natural Resources and Environment

$133.4B

#12Administration of Justice

$115.4B

#13Community and Regional Development

$106.5B

#14Commerce and Housing Credit

$95.9B

$73.4B

#16International Affairs

$71.6B

$63.2B

#18General Science, Space, and Technology

$47.6B

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Source: USASpending.gov · U.S. Department of the Treasury