Health and Human Services
5180 Department of Social Services

The mission of the Department of Social Services is to serve, aid, 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 cash assistance, social services, disability evaluation, community care licensing, and other services.
MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Community Care Licensing: The Budget includes $3 million General Fund and 28.5 positions to address a backlog of complaints, expand training, and provide additional technical assistance. Beginning in January 2017, the Department will begin increasing the frequency of facility inspections.
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
2015-16*
Positions
Dollars
4270 Welfare Programs
520.6
$9,505,317
4275 Social Services and Licensing
1,611.7
11,206,713
4280 Title IV-E Waiver
-
788,364
4285 Disability Eval & Other Serv
1,910.2
291,631
9900100 Administration
405.7
51,996
9900200 Administration - Distributed
-
-51,996
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
4,448.2
$21,792,025
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
4,448.2
$21,792,025

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 * - 186K) 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 * - 13K)
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 * - 126K)
Reflects maximum grant levels for the CalWORKs program for 2015-16.