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 June 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 450 individuals, a 25.8% decline over last year at the same time.
? CalWORKs caseload decreased to 4,247 from 5,662 in March of 2016, this is a reflection of the typical summer seasonal trend when applications for assistance and active cases decrease dramatically. However, from a year to year perspective, there is an overall caseload decline of 11.9% from this time last year.
? Medi-Cal caseload declined slightly to 70,288 from 71,960 in March of 2016, however, this is an increase of 8% 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 declined slightly to 20,307 from 21,011 in March of 2016 due to seasonal fluctuations. This is a slight ...
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