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 Board of Supervisors 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 2016. 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)
? General Assistance (GA) program caseload continues to decline and is now near 500 individuals, a 24% decline over last year at the same time.
? CalWORKs caseload increased to 5,662 from 5,096 in December 2015, this is a reflection of typical winter seasonal trends when applications for assistance increase dramatically. However, from a year to year perspective, there is an overall caseload decline of 7.3% from this time last year.
? Medi-Cal caseload continues to increase and is now at 71,960, an increase of 13.1% over last year at this time. Overall, there are more than 160,000 individuals receiving Medi-Cal health insurance through the Department of Social Services public assistance eligibility systems.
? CalFresh caseload also continues to increase and is now at 21,011. This is a slight increase from Decembe...
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