Title
Receive and accept the quarterly report of expenditures and caseload data for the Department of Social Services.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee:
Receive and accept the quarterly report of expenditures and caseload data for the Department of Social Services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The attached report represents actual caseload and expenditure data through March 2015. The report compares data month-to-month and year-to-year for three years. In addition to administrative costs, the programs highlighted are:
· General Assistance CalWORKs
· Medi-Cal CalFresh (Food Stamps)
· In-Home Support Services (IHSS) Out-of-Home Care (Foster Care and Adoptions)
ü General Assistance (GA) caseload continues to decline slightly over last fiscal year.
ü CalWORKs caseload continues to decline however expenditures will increase due to a 5% COLA effective April 2015 that will be funded by realignment dollars.
ü Medi-Cal caseload continues to increase and workload challenges continue to be addressed.
ü CalFresh continues to increase due to diligent outreach efforts in the community.
ü IHSS paid hours are increasing and will increase more with a Governor proposal to restore the 7% reduction in hours that was put in place during Great Recession. There is no impact to county funds since funding is tied to a Maintenance of Effort formula.
ü Out of Home Care includes cases in Foster Care, Probation and Adoption Assistance. The caseload is trending slightly higher at the current time, but at a slower rate than projected in the budget.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Probation placement costs are included in Foster Care.
FINANCING:
The budget actuals for the year are consistent with budget projections at this time.
Approved by: Elliott Robinson, Director, x4434
Attachments:
2015_04 Caseload and Expenditure Report