Overview of funding disbursed in 2025
The legal framework for the disbursement of resources from the Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality (Sondervermögen Infrastruktur und Klimaneutralität – SVIK) has been in place since October 2025. In total, €500bn is being made available over a period of 12 years for investments aimed at modernising Germany. A total of €24bn was already disbursed in 2025, with €10bn attributable to the Climate and Transformation Fund and €14bn to the federal pillar. The special fund contributed to increasing the federal government’s investment spending by 17% on the year in total. Länder funding was not yet disbursed in 2025.
Ministry | Budget item | Prescribed purpose | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
in €m (rounded) | ||||
Transport infrastructure | ||||
| Federal Ministry of Transport | 891 11 | Maintenance of bridges and tunnels within the existing federal highway network | 2,500.00 | 2,419.96 |
| Federal Ministry of Transport | 891 12 | Equipping German infrastructure and rolling stock with the EU train protection system European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) | 1,592.59 | 320.85 |
| Federal Ministry of Transport | 891 13 | Construction cost subsidies for maintenance of federal rail infrastructure | 7,622.78 | 7,622.78 |
Hospital infrastructure | ||||
| Federal Ministry of Health | 884 21 | Immediate transformation costs of hospitals | 1,500.00 | 1,500.00 |
Energy infrastructure | ||||
| Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy | 682 31 | Financing of Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH, floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) and FSRU locations | 829.61 | 370.87 |
| Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy | 893 31 | Measures to safeguard the pipeline crude oil supply to the oil refinery PCK Schwedt, which is essential for the supply of petroleum products and fuels to north-eastern Germany | 20.20 | 0.00 |
Research and development | ||||
| Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space | 685 51 | Investments in the High-Tech Agenda – strategic expansion of research ecosystems | 398.03 | 177.48 |
| Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy | 893 51 | Transfer initiative for energy innovations; geothermal energy exploration initiative | 2.00 | 0.00 |
| Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space | 894 51 | Investments in the High-Tech Agenda – infrastructure development | 72.00 | 23.60 |
Digitalisation | ||||
| Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity | 532 61 | Contracts and services in the area of information technology | 0.23 | 0.10 |
| Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation | 532 64 | Digitalisation of the public administration: European identity ecosystem / EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) | 131.00 | 31.45 |
| Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation | 562 65 | Digitalisation of the public administration: citizens’ account / infrastructure | 243.00 | 54.70 |
| Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation | 532 66 | Digitalisation of the public administration: modernisation of the register regime | 263.00 | 11.91 |
| Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation | 532 67 | Digitalisation of the public administration: transformation / services in the area of information technology | 45.00 | 26.14 |
| Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | 532 68 | Digitalisation of the public administration | 64.60 | 16.25 |
| Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation | 892 61 | Support for the expansion of mobile communications networks within the limits of the competitive and regulatory framework | 366.79 | 6.74 |
| Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation | 894 61 | Support for the nationwide broadband expansion | 2,928.60 | 1,367.39 |
Housing construction | ||||
| Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building | 893 71 | Climate-friendly new construction in the low-cost segment – residential buildings with small and medium-sized units | 20.00 | 4.81 |
| Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building | 893 72 | Climate-friendly new construction | 243.60 | 17.52 |
| Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building | 893 73 | Conversion of commercial property to housing | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building | 893 74 | Promotion of home ownership for families | 37.72 | 12.98 |
| Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building | 893 75 | “Jung kauft Alt”: government funding programme for families who purchase older properties in need of renovation | 25.90 | 1.56 |
Sports facilities | ||||
| Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building | 893 81 | Renovation of local authority sports facilities | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Federal component (total) | 18,911.83 | 13,992.11 | ||
Climate and Transformation Fund | 10,000.00 | 10,000.00 | ||
Länder | 8,333.33 | 0.00 | ||
Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality – total | 37,245.16 | 23,992.11 | ||
Why do the planned figures differ from the actual spending?
The fact that federal pillar disbursements fell below the target figures was mainly because interim budget management was in place until early October 2025, meaning that government ministries were unable to use all the funding at their disposal. Discrepancies between the planned and actual spending are not unusual and are typically due to a range of different factors, some of which are external. The respective ministries are responsible for managing the special fund’s individual budget items.
Furthermore, no Länder funding was disbursed in 2025 for multiple reasons. The funding has only been available for use by the Länder since the necessary legal provisions set out in an administrative agreement entered into force on 11 December 2025. The Länder can make drawdowns as soon as money is needed to pay invoices that are due within three months. However, invoices generally only become due once investment measures or individual sub-measures have been carried out. Moreover, the Länder can also finance measures in advance. It is therefore unsurprising that no funds were disbursed in 2025.
What happens to resources from the SVIK that were not spent in 2025?
The SVIK makes it possible to plan the financing of infrastructure-related measures over the long term. The lower spending in 2025 therefore does not reduce the borrowing authorisation enshrined in the German constitution. Undisbursed funding can generally be included in the economic plans for subsequent years.