A steering system comprising: a bracket that holds a steering shaft to which a steering member is connected, and that is movable toward a downstream side in a prescribed moving direction together with the steering member at the time of a secondary collision; an engaging portion formed so as to be movable together with the bracket; a fixing portion of which a position relative to a vehicle body is fixed, the position of the fixing portion relative to the vehicle body after the secondary collision being the same as that before the secondary collision; and an absorbing member with a cantilever structure, the absorbing member having a fixed portion fixed to the fixing portion, an engaged portion located on the downstream side in the moving direction with respect to the engaging portion, a connecting portion that connects the fixed portion and the engaged portion to each other, characterized in that the absorbing member comprises an idle-moving portion formed in the connecting portion; wherein at the time of the secondary collision, the absorbing member absorbs energy of the secondary collision by deforming the connecting portion after engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion, and the idle-moving portion is a part of the connecting portion located between the engaged portion and the engaging portion before the secondary collision, the idle-moving portion having a prescribed length, the length of the idle-moving portion being equal to an idle-moving distance over which the engaging portion moves until the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion at the time of the secondary collision. a bracket that holds a steering shaft to which a steering member is connected, and that is movable toward a downstream side in a prescribed moving direction together with the steering member at the time of a secondary collision; an engaging portion formed so as to be movable together with the bracket; a fixing portion of which a position relative to a vehicle body is fixed, the position of the fixing portion relative to the vehicle body after the secondary collision being the same as that before the secondary collision; and an absorbing member with a cantilever structure, the absorbing member having a fixed portion fixed to the fixing portion, an engaged portion located on the downstream side in the moving direction with respect to the engaging portion, a connecting portion that connects the fixed portion and the engaged portion to each other, characterized in that the absorbing member comprises an idle-moving portion formed in the connecting portion; wherein at the time of the secondary collision, the absorbing member absorbs energy of the secondary collision by deforming the connecting portion after engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion, and the idle-moving portion is a part of the connecting portion located between the engaged portion and the engaging portion before the secondary collision, the idle-moving portion having a prescribed length, the length of the idle-moving portion being equal to an idle-moving distance over which the engaging portion moves until the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion at the time of the secondary collision.