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theU.S.

FEDERAL

BUDGET A Closer Look at Mandatory SpendingPrimarily benefit programs for which lawmakers set eligibility rules and benefit formulas

Mandatory Spending at a Glance

$856 Billion$2.0 Trillion13.6 PercentSpending in 2011 on

health care programs,

the largest component

of mandatory spending

Mandatory spending by

the federal government

in 2011

Mandatory spending

as a share of GDP

in 2011

10.1PercentMandatory spending

as a share of GDP

in 1991

Mandatory Spending in 1991 and 2011Pe rcentage o f gross domes t ic produc t

1991 2011Change

(Pe rcentage po in ts )

Heal th Care

Social Securi ty

Income Securi ty

Federal C ivi l ian and Mi l i tary Ret i rement

Medicare

Old-Age and Surv ivors Insurance

Unemployment Compensat ion

Earned Income and Chi ld Tax Credi tsSupplemental Nutr i t ion Ass is tance Program

Supplemental Secur i ty Income

Other

C iv i l ian

Mi l i tary

Disabi l i ty Insurance

Medicaid

Other

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Bi l l ions o f do l la r s

Prepared by: Jonathan Schwabish and Cour tney Gr i f f i th

Contact : Pro ject ions Un i t , Budget Analysis D iv is ion

Source: Congressional Budget Of f ice, Apr i l 2012

For more deta i l s, see CBOs Budget and Economic Out look, January 2012: h t tp :/ /go.usa.gov/nP i

and CBOs Updated Budget P ro ject ions, March 2012: h t tp :/ /go.usa.gov/mqN

BREAKDOWN of Mandatory Spending in 2011

Heal th Care

$856B

Socia l Secur i ty

$725B

Income Secur i ty

$404B

Federal Civi l ian andMi l i tary Ret i rement

$144B

Veterans

$71B

Other Programs

$20B

Offsett ing Receipts

-$193B

0 200 400 600 800 1,000

Medicare $560 Medicaid $275 Other $21

Old-Age and Survivors Insurance $596 Disability Insurance $129

Other$6

Military$55

Civilian$83

Other $12

Income Security$59

Other $77

Earned Income andChild Tax Credits $78

UnemploymentCompensation $119

SupplementalSecurity Income $53Supplemental Nutrition

Assistan ce Progr am$77

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Al l da ta ar e fo r fe de ra l fi sc al ye ar s,

which run from October 1 to September 30.

Numbers may not add up to totals because of rounding.

Net Interest not included.

Funds collected by government agencies from other

government accounts or from the public that are credited as

an offset to gross spending. Includes Medicare premiums,

intragovernmental payments for federal employees'

retirement, and receipts related to natural resources (such

as those from oil and gas exploration and development).