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
  • Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Cost-of-Living Adjustment - The Governor's Budget includes $216.7 million General Fund to provide the January 2008 SSI/SSP cost-of-living adjustment. This funding will increase monthly grant payment levels for SSI/SSP recipients from $856 to an estimated $892 for aged or disabled individuals and from $1,502 to an estimated $1,565 for aged or disabled couples.

  • Increase in Community Care Licensing Facility Inspections - The Governor's Budget includes $4.3 million ($4.1 million General Fund) and 55.5 positions to increase from 20 percent to 30 percent the random sample of inspections of licensed care facilities.
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
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
16
 Welfare Programs
377.4
$11,108,323
25
 Social Services and Licensing
1,658.8
6,649,216
26
 Title IV-E Waiver
-
736,239
35
 Disability Evaluation and Other Services
1,785.7
252,875
60.01
 Administration
414.2
45,685
60.02
 Distributed Administration
-
-45,685
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
4,236.1
$18,746,653
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
4,236.1
$18,746,653

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 * - 61K) 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 * - 11K)
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 * - 3K)
Reflects maximum grant levels for the CalWORKs program for 2005-06 through 2007-08.

Average Monthly Persons Aided (pdf * - 3K)
Reflects caseload for various Department of Social Services programs from 2005-06 through 2007-08. Specifically, includes caseload from the CalWORKs, Kin-GAP, Foster Care, and Adoptions Assistance programs.