
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.
ESTIMATED SPENDING · YTD
$340,596,942,267$13,198 per second · YTD, UTC
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Veterans Benefits: 20 spending categories
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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

Disability compensation
#1 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

VA medical services
#2 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Toxic exposure care fund
#3 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Community medical care
#4 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Education & readjustment
#5 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Medical support & compliance
#6 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Medical facilities
#7 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Veterans IT systems
#8 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Veterans housing benefits
#9 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Veterans pensions
#10 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Electronic health records
#11 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Medical & prosthetic research
#12 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Joint military–VA medical facility
#13 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Minor construction projects
#14 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Major construction projects
#15 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

National cemeteries
#16 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Burial benefits
#17 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

State veterans care facilities
#18 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

Veterans appeals
#19 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS

National Service Life Insurance
#20 · FY2025 ACTUAL OUTLAYS
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
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.
Download data & auditHow 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.
| 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 |
See the remaining accounts and offsets
| Account | FY2025 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.
Read the congressional category definitions ↗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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