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
  • The Governor's Budget includes General Fund savings of $1.1 billion through a restructuring of the CalWORKs program that prioritizes resources and work supports for eligible families working towards self-sufficiency. Employment services and child care will be limited to 24 months, unless the assistance unit is fully meeting federal work participation requirements. Of the total savings, $736.4 million is achieved in the California Student Aid Commission budget through a redirection of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funds for Cal Grants.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2012-13*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
16 Welfare Programs
373.6
$9,630,848
25 Social Services and Licensing
1,547.7
7,079,282
26 Title IV-E Waiver
-
508,373
35 Disability Evaluation and Other Services
1,974.7
283,175
60.01 Administration
392.2
55,892
60.02 Distributed Administration
-
-55,892
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
4,288.2
$17,501,678
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
4,288.2
$17,501,678

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

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, 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 * - 55K) 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 * - 11K)
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 * - 4K)
Reflects maximum grant levels for the CalWORKs program for 2012-13.