Department of Social Services
Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment Program

Total General Fund expenditures for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) program are $3.6 billion in 2007-08, representing an increase of $4.6 million compared to the Governor's Budget. SSI/SSP General Fund expenditures for 2008-09 are $3.5 billion, a decrease of $213.4 million from the Governor's Budget. Caseload for the SSI/SSP program is projected at 1,247,575 recipients in 2007-08 and 1,274,000 recipients in 2008-09, a year-to-year caseload growth of 2.1 percent.

The May Revision includes a proposal to retain the January 2009 federal SSI COLA, rather than pass it through to recipients, as part of a package of additional reductions made necessary by the state's current fiscal condition. This will provide additional savings of $108.8 million General Fund in 2008-09. California's SSI/SSP payment levels for individuals and couples are projected to maintain rankings of second and first in the nation, respectively (Figure HHS-01).

In addition, the May Revision proposes to eliminate the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants. This program, which provides benefits to aged, blind, and disabled legal immigrants, was projected to have an average monthly caseload of 10,300 individuals in 2008-09. Elimination of the program will result in savings of $111.2 million General Fund in 2008-09.
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Proposed Budget Summary - Health and Human Services (January 2008)
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