2026 OASDI Trustees Report

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C. FISCAL YEAR HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED TRUST FUND OPERATIONS THROUGH 2035
Tables VI.C1, VI.C2, and VI.C3 contain details of the fiscal year 2025 operations of the OASI, DI, and the combined OASI and DI Trust Funds, respectively. The fiscal year for the U.S. Government is the 12-month period ending September 30. Fiscal year 2025 is the most recent fiscal year for which complete information is available. The descriptions of the values in these tables are similar to the corresponding descriptions and values in the calendar year operations tables in section III.A. Please see that section for a description of the various items of income and cost.
Tables VI.C4, VI.C5, and VI.C6 show estimates of the operations and status of the OASI, DI, and combined OASI and DI Trust Funds, respectively, during fiscal years 2021 through 2035.
Payroll tax contributionsa
Monthly benefits and lump-sum death paymentsd
Payment for costs of vocational rehabilitation services for disabled beneficiaries
Financial interchange with the Railroad Retirement “Social Security Equivalent
Benefit Account”
Miscellaneous reimbursements from the General Fund e
Undisbursed balancesf

a
Includes adjustments for prior years.

b
Between -$0.5 and $0.5 million.

c
Includes: (1) interest on adjustments in the allocation of administrative expenses between the trust fund and the General Fund account for the Supplemental Security Income program, (2) interest arising from the revised allocation of administrative expenses among the trust funds, and (3) interest on certain reimbursements to the trust fund.

d
Includes net reductions for the recovery of overpayments.

e
Reimbursements for costs incurred in performing certain legislatively mandated activities not directly related to administering the OASI program.

f
A positive balance represents a situation where the invested securities of the OASI Trust Fund that were redeemed to make cash payments exceeded actual program cash payments. In this situation, this excess amount will be used to partially offset future redemption of additional invested securities.

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Payroll tax contributionsa
Interest adjustmentsc
Monthly benefitsd
Financial interchange with the Railroad Retirement “Social Security Equivalent
Benefit Account”
Miscellaneous reimbursements from the General Fund e
Undisbursed balancesf

a
Includes adjustments for prior years.

b
Between -$0.5 and $0.5 million.

c
Includes: (1) interest on adjustments in the allocation of administrative expenses between the trust fund and the General Fund account for the Supplemental Security Income program, (2) interest arising from the revised allocation of administrative expenses among the trust funds, and (3) interest on certain reimbursements to the trust fund.

d
Includes net reductions for the recovery of overpayments.

e
Reimbursements for costs incurred in performing certain legislatively mandated activities not directly related to administering the DI program.

f
A positive balance represents a situation where the invested securities of the DI Trust Fund that were redeemed to make cash payments exceeded actual program cash payments. In this situation, this excess amount will be used to partially offset future redemption of additional invested securities.

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Payroll tax contributionsa
Interest adjustmentsc
Monthly benefits and lump-sum death paymentsd
Financial interchange with the Railroad Retirement “Social Security Equivalent
Benefit Account”
Miscellaneous reimbursements from the General Funde
Undisbursed balancesf

a
Includes adjustments for prior years.

b
Between -$0.5 and $0.5 million.

c
Includes: (1) interest on adjustments in the allocation of administrative expenses between the trust funds and the General Fund account for the Supplemental Security Income program, (2) interest arising from the revised allocation of administrative expenses among the trust funds, and (3) interest on certain reimbursements to the trust funds.

d
Includes net reductions for the recovery of overpayments.

e
Reimbursements for costs incurred in performing certain legislatively mandated activities not directly related to administering the OASI and DI programs.

f
A positive balance represents a situation where the invested securities of the combined OASI and DI Trust Funds that were redeemed to make cash payments exceeded actual program cash payments. In this situation, this excess amount will be used to partially offset future redemption of additional invested securities.

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Table VI.C4.—Operations of the OASI Trust Fund, Fiscal Years 2021-2035a
Trust
fund
ratio at start of year b
Net pay-
roll tax contri-
butionsc
GF
reimburse-mentsd

a
Appendix A presents a detailed description of the components of income and cost, along with complete historical values.

b
Represents reserves at the beginning of a year (which are identical to reserves at the end of the prior year shown in the “Amount at end of year” column) as a percentage of cost for the year. Under the intermediate, low-cost, and high-cost assumptions, reserves are projected to become depleted by the beginning of fiscal years 2034, 2036, and 2032, respectively.

c
Includes adjustments for prior fiscal years.

d
Includes net reimbursements from the General Fund of the Treasury to the OASI Trust Fund for: (1) the cost of payroll tax credits provided to employees in 1984 and self-employed persons in 1984-89 by Public Law 98-21; and (2) payroll tax revenue forgone under the provisions of Public Laws 111-147, 111-312, 112-78, and 112-96. Also includes transfers of a portion of proceeds from repayments of loans authorized under Public Law 116-136.

e
Between -$50 million and $50 million.

f
The OASI Trust Fund reserves become depleted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2033, the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2035, and the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2031 under the intermediate, low-cost, and high-cost assumptions, respectively. When trust fund reserves are depleted, certain trust fund operations items are not well-defined under current law, and are not shown in this table. In addition, (1) scheduled benefits could not be paid in full on a timely basis, and actual amounts paid would be less than the scheduled benefits shown in this table; and (2) income from taxation of benefits would be lower than the amounts shown in the table, which are the amounts that would be assessed on scheduled benefits under current law.

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Table VI.C5.—Operations of the DI Trust Fund, Fiscal Years 2021-2035a
Trust
fund
ratio at start of year b
Net pay-
roll tax contri-
butionsc
GF
reimburse-mentsd

a
Appendix A presents a detailed description of the components of income and cost, along with complete historical values.

b
Represents reserves at the beginning of a year (which are identical to reserves at the end of the prior year shown in the “Amount at end of year” column) as a percentage of cost for the year.

c
Includes adjustments for prior fiscal years.

d
Includes net reimbursements from the General Fund of the Treasury to the DI Trust Fund for: (1) the cost of payroll tax credits provided to employees in 1984 and self-employed persons in 1984-89 by Public Law 98-21; and (2) payroll tax revenue forgone under the provisions of Public Laws 111-147, 111-312, 112‑78, and 112-96.

e
Between -$50 million and $50 million.

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Table VI.C6.—Operations of the Combined OASI and DI Trust Funds, Fiscal Years 2021-2035a 
Trust
fund
ratio at start of year b
Net payroll tax
contri-
butionsc
GF
reimburse-mentsd

a
Appendix A presents a detailed description of the components of income and cost, along with complete historical values.

b
Represents reserves at the beginning of a year (which are identical to reserves at the end of the prior year shown in the “Amount at end of year” column) as a percentage of cost for the year. Under the intermediate and high-cost assumptions, combined reserves are projected to become depleted by the beginning of fiscal years 2035 and 2033, respectively.

c
Includes adjustments for prior fiscal years.

d
Includes net reimbursements from the General Fund of the Treasury to the OASI and DI Trust Funds for: (1) the cost of payroll tax credits provided to employees in 1984 and self-employed persons in 1984-89 by Public Law 98-21; and (2) payroll tax revenue forgone under the provisions of Public Laws 111-147, 111-312, 112-78, and 112-96. Also includes transfers of a portion of proceeds from repayments of loans authorized under Public Law 116-136.

e
Between -$50 million and $50 million.

f
The reserves of the combined OASI and DI Trust Funds become depleted in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2034 and the third quarter of fiscal year 2032 under the intermediate and high-cost assumptions, respectively. When trust fund reserves are depleted, certain trust fund operations items are not well-defined under current law, and are not shown in this table. In addition, (1) scheduled benefits could not be paid in full values under current law would reflect permissible expenditures only, which would be less than the full cost of paying scheduled benefits shown in this table; and (2) income from taxation of benefits would be lower than the amounts shown in the table, which are the amounts that would be assessed on scheduled benefits under current law.

Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

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