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U.S. FEDERAL SPENDING · FUNCTION 700

Veterans’ Benefits

Care & support after service. Follow the spending and understand what it includes.

Week starts Monday · YTD starts January 1 · UTC. All-time history is not yet available.

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ESTIMATED SPENDING · YTD

$340,596,942,267

$13,198 per second · YTD, UTC

Selected range uses a constant historical pace, not actual payments recorded during this week, month or year.

REPORTED NET OUTLAYS$416,204,104,5902025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

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Veterans Benefits: 20 spending categories

Explore individual federal accounts, their reported spending and five-year history.

Selected accounts from OMB’s Veterans Benefits budget function. Tiles are distinct account totals; remaining accounts and offsets are shown below. Do not add these tiles to other views of the same programs.

Baseline: FY2025 · October 1, 2024–September 30, 2025 · Official historical observations

20 categories

Disability compensation

#1 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$161,374,418,185Historical pace · USD, UTC

VA medical services

#2 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$60,508,962,383Historical pace · USD, UTC

Toxic exposure care fund

#3 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$27,141,102,317Historical pace · USD, UTC

Community medical care

#4 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$18,844,759,819Historical pace · USD, UTC

Education & readjustment

#5 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$13,329,958,862Historical pace · USD, UTC

Medical support & compliance

#6 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$9,275,078,504Historical pace · USD, UTC

Medical facilities

#7 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$7,351,158,479Historical pace · USD, UTC

Veterans IT systems

#8 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$5,234,928,286Historical pace · USD, UTC

Veterans housing benefits

#9 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$4,968,967,414Historical pace · USD, UTC

Veterans pensions

#10 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$2,527,037,447Historical pace · USD, UTC

Electronic health records

#11 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$1,135,857,505Historical pace · USD, UTC

Medical & prosthetic research

#12 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$743,872,098.10Historical pace · USD, UTC

Joint military–VA medical facility

#13 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$613,755,856.52Historical pace · USD, UTC

Minor construction projects

#14 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$479,547,909.23Historical pace · USD, UTC

Major construction projects

#15 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$442,722,557.84Historical pace · USD, UTC

National cemeteries

#16 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$396,895,453.88Historical pace · USD, UTC

Burial benefits

#17 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$315,879,680.82Historical pace · USD, UTC

State veterans care facilities

#18 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$247,139,024.89Historical pace · USD, UTC

Veterans appeals

#19 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$238,955,613.47Historical pace · USD, UTC

National Service Life Insurance

#20 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

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Estimated spending · YTD$166,123,251.83Historical pace · USD, UTC

How these numbers work

FY2025 actual outlays from OMB’s FY2027 Public Budget Database. Values in thousands of dollars are multiplied by 1,000. Records are filtered by budget subfunction, then summed by agency, bureau and account across mandatory/discretionary, grant and budget-status splits. Each account is assigned once. Offsetting receipts, collections and negative adjustments remain in the reconciliation. Account amounts can include transfers; they are not a measure of money received directly by households. FY2026 and later estimates are excluded. History follows the account structure in this database edition; reorganizations can affect comparisons. Treasury’s headline uses a different reporting period.

Running amounts apply a constant historical pace: the reported amount divided by every second in FY2025 · October 1, 2024–September 30, 2025, multiplied by elapsed time in the selected range. They illustrate the flow; they do not track actual transactions today. Week starts Monday and YTD starts January 1, in UTC. Dollar increments show motion, not dollar-level measurement accuracy.

“Reported period” restores the original source amounts. This pace model freezes at 2027-01-01 unless a newer official snapshot is imported. These program snapshots have their own reporting periods and coverage, which differ from the national Treasury budget-function counter.

Official sources, versions & audit trail
OMB FY2027 Public Budget Database · actual FY2025 outlays ↗

FY2027 budget database · April 2026 · FY2025 actuals only · Released 2026-04-03
Retrieved 2026-09-28 · Archived source

Version: omb-fy2027-actual2025-v2. Source-file SHA-256 checksums, original observations and the model are included in the audit download. Illustrative images are AI-generated and do not identify actual recipients, facilities or contract work.

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How the categories fit together

These 20 accounts are a selected view of function 700. Other accounts and offsets complete the FY2025 total. Interagency transfers can appear in an account’s outlays; the net function total includes the corresponding offsets where OMB assigns them.

FY2025 actual outlays · USD
Selected 20 accounts$385,337,000,000
Other positive accounts$2,528,000,000
Offsetting receipts & negative accounts-$10,702,000,000
Net budget-function total$377,163,000,000
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AccountFY2025 outlays
General AdministrationDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-40-0142$453,000,000
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits AdministrationDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-25-0151$381,000,000
Office of Inspector GeneralDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-40-0170$294,000,000
Veterans Medical Care and Health FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-15-0173$271,000,000
Education Benefits FundOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-10-8098$159,000,000
Veterans Insurance and IndemnitiesDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-25-0120$135,000,000
Veterans Special Life Insurance FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-25-8455$121,000,000
Supply FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-40-4537$114,000,000
Salaries and ExpensesOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-15-0100$103,000,000
Salaries and ExpensesOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-25-1805$97,000,000
Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust FundOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-20-8522$76,000,000
General Fund Payment, Armed Forces Retirement HomeOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-20-0100$62,000,000
Veterans Employment and TrainingDepartment of Labor · 012-06-0164$51,000,000
Grants for Construction of Veterans CemeteriesDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-40-0183$46,000,000
Salaries and ExpensesUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 345-00-0300$41,000,000
ConstructionOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-25-1809$34,000,000
DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-15-0165$21,000,000
General Post Fund, National HomesDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-15-8180$19,000,000
Franchise FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-40-4539$19,000,000
Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program AccountDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-25-1120$14,000,000
Canteen Service Revolving FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-15-4014$7,000,000
Veterans Reopened Insurance FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-25-4010$6,000,000
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Retirement FundUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 345-00-8290$3,000,000
Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education AccountDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-25-8133$1,000,000
Native American Direct Loans, Downward Reestimate of SubsidiesDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-275130-$1,000,000
Enhanced-use Lease Proceeds, MCCFDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528712-$1,000,000
MCCF, Long-term Care CopaymentsDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528790-$1,000,000
Gifts, Donations, and Lease of Land BuildingsDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-990110-$1,000,000
Gifts, Armed Forces Retirement HomeOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-20-852250-$1,000,000
Concessions Fees, Army National Military CemeteriesOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-25-560210-$1,000,000
Payments from Compensation and Pension, MCCFDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528780-$2,000,000
Housing Liquidating AccountDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-25-4025-$2,000,000
Property Sales/Leases, Armed Forces Retirement HomeOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-20-852260-$4,000,000
Parking Fees, MCCFDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528760-$5,000,000
Fee Basis First Party Collections, Medical Care Collections FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528714-$8,000,000
NSLI Fund, Premium and Other ReceiptsDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-813210-$8,000,000
Service-disabled Veterans Insurance FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-25-4012-$16,000,000
Other Receipts, Armed Forces Retirement HomeOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-20-852240-$18,000,000
General Post Fund, National Homes, DepositsDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-818010-$21,000,000
Employing Agency Contributions, Education Benefits FundOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-10-809810-$42,000,000
Compensated Work Therapy, MCCFDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528770-$46,000,000
General Fund Payment to the Armed Forces Retirement HomeOther Defense--Civil Programs · 200-20-852280-$62,000,000
Contributions from Military Personnel, Veteran's Educational Assistance Act of 1984Department of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-247300-$79,000,000
Veterans Affairs Life InsuranceDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-25-4379-$82,000,000
First Party Collections, MCCFDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528730-$115,000,000
Medical Care Collections Fund, Third Party Prescription ClaimsDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528711-$172,000,000
Recurring Expenses Transformational FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-40-1124-$262,000,000
Pharmaceutical Co-payments, MCCFDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528710-$343,000,000
Housing Negative SubsidiesDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-275510-$374,000,000
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance FundDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-25-4009-$534,000,000
Fee Basis 3rd Party MCCFDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528713-$993,000,000
Third Party Collections, MCCFDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-528740-$2,780,000,000
Housing Downward ReestimatesDepartment of Veterans Affairs · 029-00-273330-$4,728,000,000

The Treasury headline above covers Oct 2025–Sep 2026. This account breakdown covers FY2025, so the two totals are not directly comparable.

What does veterans’ benefits include?

BEHIND THE NUMBER

This category covers medical care, compensation, pensions, education and other assistance for eligible veterans and their families. It is separate from current military spending.

  • Medical care
  • Compensation and pensions
  • Education and rehabilitation
  • Housing support

These topics describe the full budget category. Available breakdowns on this page cover only the programs and reporting periods identified alongside them.

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How to read this number

Spending and debt answer different questions. This page shows spending within one federal budget function. The national debt is the accumulated outstanding balance of federal borrowing, not a sum of these category counters.

Source, calculation & original data

Source: U.S. Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement, Table 9. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Reported total: $416,204,104,590.

Rate = reported amount ÷ 31,536,000 seconds in the reporting period. Estimated ranges apply this historical average to elapsed seconds since midnight today, Monday, the first of the month, or January 1 (UTC). These are modeled totals, not measured weekly, monthly or calendar-year outlays. The reported-period view shows the original published total. Estimates stop 45 days after the reporting period ends. Negative net outlays remain static.

Funds approved by law and actual outlays differ in timing and scope. This page does not claim to show a new congressional appropriation.

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