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Department of Health and Social Services Division of Social Services

Department of Health and Social Services Division of Social Services. Joint Finance Committee Hearing Fiscal Year 2012 Elaine Archangelo Division Director Wednesday, March 2, 2011. DSS Mission Statement.

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Department of Health and Social Services Division of Social Services

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  1. Department of Health and Social ServicesDivision of Social Services Joint Finance Committee Hearing Fiscal Year 2012 Elaine Archangelo Division Director Wednesday, March 2, 2011

  2. DSS Mission Statement The mission of Social Services is to protect vulnerable populations and provide an integrated system of opportunities, services and income supports that enable low-income individuals and families to develop self-sufficiency and achieve and maintain independence.

  3. Benefit Program Summary TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families GA General Assistance FSP Food Supplement Program, aka Food Stamps or SNAP

  4. Benefit Program Summarycont’d. MA/CHIP Medicaid and Delaware Healthy Children Program POC Purchase of Care

  5. Overview Program200920102011 YTD TANF 10,100 11,662 13,736 GA 3,088 3,485 3,691 FSP 85,344 107,036 125,627 POC 13,549 13,696 14,509 Medicaid 160,018 173,769 190,393

  6. Modernizing Office Practices and Work Processes • Statewide Change Report Center • Document Imaging • Upgrade the ASSIST on-line application

  7. Workload Restructuring • Application Team • Review Team • Processing Team • Question and Telephone Team

  8. Challenges Changing rules Penalties for non-compliance

  9. FY 12 Governor’s Recommended Budget • TANF - $12.868 million • Child Care - $5 million

  10. FY 12 Governor’s Recommended Budget, cont’d. • General Assistance ($4.547 million) • Other

  11. THANK YOU!

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