X0101 24F-2NT LIVE 0000081259 XXXXXXXX false false N-1A GEORGE PUTNAM BALANCED FUND One Hundred Federal Street Boston MA X1 02110 George Putnam Balanced Fund S000005597 A C000015264 B C000015265 C C000015266 M C000015267 R C000015268 R5 C000136854 R6 C000136855 Y C000015269 811-00058 002-10816 07/31/2023 false S000005597 266961065.00 302256216.00 4611830672.00 4914086888.00 0.00 (4647125823.00) 0.0001102 0.00 0.00 Janet C. Smith Janet C. Smith Principal Accounting Officer 09/22/2023