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 1, 2016-2018 $415,809,095 $1,607,168,963 $2,022,978,058
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation $415,809,095 $1,607,168,963 $2,022,978,058
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2016-2018 $420,181,314 $1,631,832,563 $2,052,013,877
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation $411,455,380 $1,614,959,802 $2,026,415,182
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $8,725,934 $16,872,761 $25,598,695
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
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 1, 2016-2018 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 1, 2016-2018 676.99 1,163.51 1,840.50
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation 618.99 1,221.51 1,840.50
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments 58.00 (58.00) 0.00
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Appropriate nongeneral funds for local staff and operations Decision Package
  Appropriates additional federal appropriation to fund anticipated expenditure increases in local staff and operations and supportive costs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $27,000,000
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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 $0 ($20,469,152)
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Restore information technology appropriation reductions Decision Package
  Provides funding to meet projected VITA and other information systems costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $4,200,600
Nongeneral Fund $0 $4,200,600
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Offset nongeneral fund decrease in child support enforcement revenue Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to avoid significant reductions to child support collection efforts. As Virginia’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseload continues to decline, so too does the amount of child support collected by the Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE). Such a reduction in revenue would have a direct impact on DCSE operations as a portion can be retained and used to draw federal matching dollars ($2 federal for every $1 state). Therefore, the anticipated $3.0 annual revenue shortfall translates into a $9.0 million operating deficit for DCSE. This amendment provides $3.0 million from the general fund to replace lost revenue. A companion amendment provides general fund support in the new biennium.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,953,790
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($3,509,790)
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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 the appropriation to cover the necessary costs of providing payments to foster care and adoptive families.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,242,786
Nongeneral Fund $0 $4,134,051
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Adjust Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAPET) pilot grant appropriation Decision Package
  Adjusts the appropriation for a $22.4 million federal grant awarded to the Department of Social Services by the U.S Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service in March 2015 for a three-year pilot project ending December 31, 2018.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $3,864,875
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Capture anticipated balance in the auxiliary grant program Decision Package
  Removes $1.8 million of general fund appropriation in the auxiliary grant program based on the latest spending projections. This strategy will have no impact on clients or services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,800,000)
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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. 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 $0 $1,135,136
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Adjust funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Unemployed Parents program Decision Package
  Increases funding for the unemployed parent cash assistance program, based on a revised projection of the estimated 2018-2020 biennial costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $796,839
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Fund rent increases for leased facilities Decision Package
  Funds rent and lease increases for regional offices.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $331,919
Nongeneral Fund $0 $417,041
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Increase Virginia Birth Father Registry Fund appropriation Decision Package
  Increases the appropriation for the Virginia Birth Father Registry so the Department can continue its current marketing efforts as well as implement new publicity opportunities to educate the public about the registry.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $100,000
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Capture balances in adoption subsidy payments General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds language to capture $490,000 in balances in the second year in adoption subsidy payments by the Department of Social Services.
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Capture balances in the auxiliary grant program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds language to capture $250,000 in balances the second year in the auxiliary grant program within the Department of Social Services.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 06:36:51