Health and Human Services
5180 Department of Social Services

The mission of the Department of Social Services is to serve, assist, and protect needy and vulnerable children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility, and foster independence. The Department accomplishes its mission through the operation and oversight of a variety of programs that provide financial assistance, social services, disability evaluation, licensing, and other services.

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • CalWORKs cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) - The Governor's Budget includes $131 million to provide a statutory COLA for CalWORKs assistance payments. This COLA, scheduled to become effective July 1, 2008, is estimated to increase monthly grant levels for a family of three from $723 to $754.

BUDGET-BALANCING REDUCTIONS Back to Top
  • The Budget includes General Fund reductions of $33.7 million in 2007-08 and $658.7 million in 2008-09.


PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
Proposed
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
16 Welfare Programs
401.9
$11,862,608
25 Social Services and Licensing
1,622.3
7,512,280
26 Title IV-E Waiver
-
800,131
35 Disability Evaluation and Other Services
1,755.6
260,515
60.01 Administration
422.3
53,775
60.02 Distributed Administration
-
-53,775
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
4,202.1
$20,435,534
 
Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
4,202.1
$20,435,534

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Social Services Budget (pdf * - 190K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 10K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 12K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.

CalWORKs Maximum Aid Payment (pdf * - 134K)
Reflects maximum grant levels for the CalWORKs program for 2005-06 through 2008-09.