Department of Social Services [765]
Secretarial Area: Health and Human Resources
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $379,562,717 $1,539,376,280 $1,918,938,997
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $381,334,809 $1,521,079,922 $1,902,414,731
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $377,008,290 $1,503,226,380 $1,880,234,670
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $388,926,339 $1,465,172,076 $1,854,098,415
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $392,352,241 $1,569,200,595 $1,961,552,836
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $403,251,996 $1,589,470,738 $1,992,722,734
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $415,809,095 $1,607,168,963 $2,022,978,058
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation $410,241,710 $1,604,856,248 $2,015,097,958
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments $5,567,385 $2,312,715 $7,880,100
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $411,455,380 $1,614,959,802 $2,026,415,182
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation $404,965,432 $1,593,965,976 $1,998,931,408
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $5,728,133 $8,897,668 $14,625,801
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $761,815 $12,096,158 $12,857,973
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 376.21 1,260.29 1,636.50
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 398.21 1,282.29 1,680.50
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 405.21 1,297.29 1,702.50
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 400.21 1,305.29 1,705.50
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 559.21 1,162.29 1,721.50
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 615.21 1,213.29 1,828.50
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 615.21 1,216.29 1,831.50
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation 615.21 1,216.29 1,831.50
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 618.99 1,221.51 1,840.50
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation 618.49 1,221.01 1,839.50
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 0.50 0.50 1.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Fund the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits forecast Decision Package
  Updates appropriation to properly account for the anticipated cost of providing mandated TANF benefits. Benefits include cash assistance payments, employment services and child care.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($15,247,974) ($15,915,079)
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Restore Virginia Information Technologies Agency reductions Decision Package
  Provides funding to meet projected VITA and other information systems costs resulting from the transition from the UNISYS mainframe to the Virginia Case Management System (VaCMS). The agency is projected to terminate use of the UNISYS mainframe in FY 2017; as a result, the agency's VITA costs will decrease in FY 2018.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,950,788 $4,629,778
Nongeneral Fund $7,215,939 $8,453,724
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Fund the child welfare forecast Decision Package
  Adds funding to cover the cost of providing foster care and adoption subsidy payments. Based on recent expenditure trends and the impact of child welfare policy changes, this amendment adjusts appropriation to cover the necessary costs of providing payments to foster care and adoptive families.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,038,282 ($383,328)
Nongeneral Fund $6,041,002 $6,736,422
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Appropriate additional Child Care and Development Fund grant award Decision Package
  Appropriates additional federal grant funds awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The goal of this federally funded program is to provide financial assistance for child care and to improve the quality of care and programs provided.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $4,203,748 $4,203,748
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Invest in mobility software for the child welfare information system as part of mandated reinvestment in child welfare services Decision Package
  Funds updates to the current child welfare information system in order to make it mobile.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $977,000
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,500,000
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Provide additional local staff to address mandated activities as part of mandated reinvestment in child welfare services Decision Package
  Provides additional resources for local workers to handle increasing workloads for mandated activities such as child protective services, adult protective services, and adoption case management.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $3,194,938
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Transfer support of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant Decision Package
  Transfers support of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation from the general fund to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,250,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,250,000
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Transfer support of child advocacy centers to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant Decision Package
  Transfers support of child advocacy centers from the general fund to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,231,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,231,000
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Fund foster care costs for substance exposed infants Decision Package
  Funds a projected increase in foster care placements involving substance exposed infants.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $957,600
Nongeneral Fund $0 $957,600
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Reduce general fund appropriation for program management, administrative support services, and licensing services Decision Package
  Reduces the general fund appropriation for program management, administrative support services, and licensing services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($819,747)
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($819,747)
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Provide additional local staff to address an increase in child protective services assessments and investigations of substance exposed infants as part of mandated reinvestment in child welfare services Decision Package
  Provides additional resources for local workers to handle a projected increase in child protective services (CPS) assessments and investigations of all reports of children born exposed to controlled substances, regardless of whether the substance has been prescribed for the mother, when she has sought or gained substance abuse counseling or treatment.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,333,031
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Capture anticipated surplus in the auxiliary grant program Decision Package
  Removes $0.5 million of general fund savings in the auxiliary grant (AG) program based on the latest spending projections. The auxiliary grant program is appropriated at $21.9 million general fund. Due to fewer individuals participating in the auxiliary grant program, it is estimated that the program will only spend $21.4 million annually. This strategy will have no impact on clients or services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($500,000)
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Capture anticipated surplus in the unemployed parents program Decision Package
  Removes $0.5 million of general fund savings in the unemployed parents (UP) program based on the latest spending projections. The UP program is appropriated at $7 million general fund. Due to fewer people participating in the program, it is estimated that the program will only spend $6.5 million annually. This strategy will have no impact on clients or services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($500,000)
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Reflect October 2016 Savings in agency budgets Decision Package
  Reflects the savings included in the Governor's October 2016 Savings Plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($421,685) $0
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Transfer support of Northern Virginia Family Services to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant Decision Package
  Transfers support of Northern Virginia Family Services from the general fund to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($200,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $200,000
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Move Birmingham Green appropriation to the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services Decision Package
  Transfers the general fund appropriation for contractual services at Birmingham Green from the Department of Social Services to the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Birmingham Green is an assisted living facility that provides residential services to low-income, disabled individuals.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($250,000)
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Increase appropriation for central registry search fees Decision Package
  Increases the special fund appropriation for operational expenses for the child protective services (CPS) hotline.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $100,000 $100,000
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Eliminate general fund support of Youth for Tomorrow Decision Package
  Eliminates state support of the Youth for Tomorrow program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($100,000)
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Eliminate general fund support of Virginia Alzheimer's Association chapters Decision Package
  Eliminates state support of Virginia Alzheimer's Association chapters.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($70,000)
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Transfer funding to Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services for adult protective services curriculum developer Decision Package
  Transfers $60,139 in general fund from the Department of Social Services (DSS) to fund a part-time adult protective services (APS) curriculum developer in the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS).
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($60,139)
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Modify reporting frequency requirement for the report on adoption of children in foster care Decision Package
  Reduces the frequency with which the Department of Social Services is required to report on the adoption of children in foster care from quarterly to annually.
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Transfer general fund to align with organizational structure Decision Package
  Moves appropriation between funds to align the program budget with anticipated expenditures. This action nets to zero.
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TANF for Community Employment & Training Programs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides 7.5 million in fiscal year 2018 from federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant for community employment and training programs, of which $2.0 million is directed at grants to Employment Services Organizations (ESOs). Funds will be allocated to qualifying programs through a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Social Services which sets out performance measures and outcomes such as number of participants, number of participants hired into employment, number of unique employers hiring individuals through the programs and the average starting salary of participants hired among others. In addition, funding is contingent upon local match of at least 25%, including in-kind services. Language requires community programs and ESOs to report on program performance and outcome measures contained in the memorandum of understanding with the Department of Social Services. A report on the implementation of the programs and performance and outcome measure is required by June 1, 2018 to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $7,500,000
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Reform Locality Groupings for TANF Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $90,000 from the general fund and the $2.5 million from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant the second year to reorganize the three locality groupings for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance into only two. Groups I and II would be combined and the rates in Group II would apply to everyone in the group, resulting in a modest increase in TANF cash assistance payments. The general fund amount in the second year represents funding for the TANF Unemployed Parent program, which is a state supported program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $90,000
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,500,000
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Increase TANF Benefit Payments by 2.5 Percent General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $2.0 million in nongeneral funds the second year from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant to increase the TANF benefit payment for families participating in the TANF program by 2.5 percent. The current monthly TANF benefit averages $265 per month for a family. Since 1995, when TANF was created, there have only been two increases in the benefit, the most recent was 2.5 percent on July 1, 2016.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,005,343
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Funding for Child Advocacy Centers General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $405,500 from the general fund and reduces $405,500 from federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds the second year to partially reverse action in the introduced budget to supplant general fund for Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) with TANF funds. This general fund restoration of $405,500 will allow the CACs to continue to match federal Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) funds. In addition, $49,250 of the general fund amount will be used for administrative support for the statewide organization. The TANF funds cannot be used as match for the VOCA grants or for administrative costs of the statewide organization.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $405,500
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($405,500)
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Northern Virginia Family Services General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $300,000 from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant to the Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS) to sustain current services provided to families who are eligible for the TANF program. NVFS provides supportive services to address the needs of families who are in crisis.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $300,000
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HB 2207 Food Stamp Program Replacement of EBT Card General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $121,315 from the general fund and $121,315 from nongeneral funds and one position to implement the provisions of House Bill 2207 (2017 Session), which requires the Department of Social Services to take steps to identify, notify and monitor recipients of the food stamp program who make excessive requests for the replacement of an electronic benefit transfer card.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $121,315
Nongeneral Fund $0 $121,315
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Technical - Transfer Funds for 2-1-1 System to Admin. Budget General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment transfers $111,000 from the general fund the second year from remaining 2-1-1 Information and Referral funding in Item 348 to the Department of Social Services' administrative budget in Item 341. Most of the funding for the 2-1-1 funding was previously moved to the administrative services budget, but this funding was inadvertently not transferred. This action aligns funding in the organization where the expenditures actually occur. A companion amendment reduces the funding in Item 348.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $111,000
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Technical Transfer of Funds to Adminstrative Budget General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment transfers $111,000 from the general fund the second year in remaining 2-1-1 Information and Referral funding to the Department of Social Services' administrative budget in Item 341. Most of the funding for the 2-1-1 contract was previously moved to the administrative services budget, but this funding was inadvertently not transferred. This action aligns funding in the organization where the expenditures actually occur. A companion amendment in Item 341 adds the funding for this contract.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($111,000)
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HB 2092 Review of Records for Eligibility for Public Assistance General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $55,000 from the general fund and $55,000 from nongeneral funds in financial assistance for local departments of social services to implement the provisions of House Bill 2092 which requires the review of additional data sources in determining eligibility for public assistance. A companion amendment in Item 350 provides funding for one-time costs to make systems and process changes to allow data sharing of Lottery winnings for the purpose of determining financial eligibility for public assistance.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $55,000
Nongeneral Fund $0 $55,000
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Restore Funds for Virginia Alzheimer's Association Chapters General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $70,000 from the general fund the second year to restore the training funding to the Virginia Alzheimer's Association chapters that was eliminated in the introduced budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $70,000
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HB 2092 Review of Records for Eligibility for Public Assistance General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $20,000 from the general fund and $20,000 from the nongeneral fund to implement the provisions of House Bill 2092 which requires the review of additional data sources in determining eligibility for public assistance. This funding is provided for one-time costs to make systems and process changes to allow data sharing of Lottery winnings for the purpose of determining financial eligibility for public assistance. A companion amendment in Item 343 provides funding for local departments of social services workload changes attributable to additional reviews of data sources.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $20,000
Nongeneral Fund $0 $20,000
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TANF Balance General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment modifies language in the introduced budget to reflect the balance in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant at the end of fiscal year 2018 based on actions taken in companion amendments in Items 295, 342 and 348.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 16:51:23