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
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $415,809,095 $1,607,168,963 $2,022,978,058
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $420,181,314 $1,631,832,563 $2,052,013,877
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $429,427,587 $1,678,486,822 $2,107,914,409
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $431,177,854 $1,788,437,837 $2,219,615,691
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $434,112,881 $1,819,379,011 $2,253,491,892
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $470,241,998 $1,660,590,401 $2,130,832,399
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $521,761,251 $1,744,657,305 $2,266,418,556
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation $512,579,795 $1,744,657,305 $2,257,237,100
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $2,229,503 $23,591,651 $25,821,154
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $6,951,953 ($23,591,651) ($16,639,698)
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $519,198,878 $1,807,168,583 $2,326,367,461
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation $506,400,227 $1,810,962,063 $2,317,362,290
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $14,981,375 $29,311,856 $44,293,231
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments ($2,182,724) ($33,105,336) ($35,288,060)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 615.21 1,216.29 1,831.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 676.99 1,163.51 1,840.50
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 624.00 1,198.50 1,822.50
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 638.00 1,213.50 1,851.50
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 653.00 1,224.50 1,877.50
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 663.00 1,079.50 1,742.50
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 674.00 1,086.50 1,760.50
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation 674.00 1,086.50 1,760.50
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 671.50 1,084.00 1,755.50
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation 671.50 1,084.00 1,755.50
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 20.50 2.50 23.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments (20.50) (2.50) (23.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Fund the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits and Virginia Initiative for Education and Work childcare forecast Decision Package
  Updates appropriation to properly account for the anticipated cost of providing mandated Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits. Benefits include cash assistance payments, employment services, and Virginia Initiative for Education and Work child care. This package also includes adjustments to the Unemployed Parents program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $10,462,511 $5,218,718
Nongeneral Fund $9,762,358 $4,164,376
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Appropriate nongeneral fund for local staff and operations Decision Package
  Funds the nongeneral fund portion of the salary increase state-supported local employees received in 2023 and increases the federal appropriation for pass through funding at local departments of social services.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $14,395,343 $15,115,109
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Adjust the child welfare forecast Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for 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 for the necessary costs of providing payments to foster care and adoptive families.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($14,338,948) ($5,645,890)
Nongeneral Fund ($566,050) ($5,884,666)
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Adjust appropriation to modernize the child support information system Decision Package
  Provides additional nongeneral funds to replace rather than re-platform the child support information system.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $9,976,000
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Implement Office of the State Inspector General child protective services audit recommendations Decision Package
  Aims to address high child protective services caseloads, inadequate staffing levels, the need for increased supervision and support at local departments, and a lack of staff for the state child protective services hotline.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $8,274,569
Nongeneral Fund $0 $28,853
Positions 0.00 18.00
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Meet compliance standards for local departments of social services shared site technology support Decision Package
  Develops a new virtual desktop model to provide local department shared support sites with the functionality the locality requires, while also maintaining compliance with commonwealth security standards.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $3,800,143
Nongeneral Fund $0 $3,800,143
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Provide funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program overissuance repayment Decision Package
  Provides funding to repay the federal government for benefits overissuance amounts from fall 2021. Language unallots the funding until such time as the agency has exhausted its appeals options.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $6,105,940 $0
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Fund foster care and adoption cost of living adjustments Decision Package
  Raises maximum maintenance payments made to foster family homes on behalf of foster children by five percent. This increase is also assumed for adoption subsidy funding to ensure that adoption subsidies keep pace with foster family rates and to avoid any disincentives to adoption.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,287,785
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,001,186
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Sustain and expand Kinship Navigator programs Decision Package
  Expands the Kinship Navigator program from six to 12 programs and funds all programs using general fund dollars after current federal grants expire. Language is included to require the agency to continue applying for federal grants for this purpose until funding is no longer available.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $935,196
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Convert part-time Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program management evaluation reviewer positions to full-time positions Decision Package
  Adds five full-time positions to convert part-time Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program evaluation reviewer positions. This conversion will allow for more comprehensive monitoring of and compliance with the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $110,854
Nongeneral Fund $0 $110,855
Positions 0.00 5.00
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Add mandatory carryforward language for unspent Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System funding Decision Package
  Provides flexibility to continue the systems build without additional potential delays stemming from requesting appropriation carryforward through the discretionary process or through the budget process.
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Adjust agency appropriations to better align with agency objectives Decision Package
  Transfers funding and positions between programs due to agency reorganization. This will reduce the need for administrative adjustments during the budget year.
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Reverse Introduced Operating Budget Amendments (2023 Session HB 1400 Conference Action) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reverses the operating budget amendments proposed in HB 1400 / SB 800 as introduced. The passage of the conference substitute to HB 1400 nullifies the introduced amendments. To reflect the General Assembly action, this amendment reverses the aggregate total of proposed introduced budget changes for this agency.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,229,503) ($14,981,375)
Nongeneral Fund ($23,591,651) ($29,311,856)
Positions 0.00 (23.00)
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Provide funding for TANF Unemployed Parents program (Executive Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides general fund for the anticipated cost of providing mandated cash assistance benefits for participants in the TANF Unemployed Parents program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $9,181,456 $6,106,756
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Child Welfare Funding Adjustment General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts funding for 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 for the necessary costs of providing payments to foster care and adoptive families.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($5,645,890)
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($5,884,666)
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Auxiliary Grant Rate Increase General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $7.3 million from the general fund the second year to increase the Auxiliary Grant Rate for assisted living facilities from $1,609 per month to $2,055 per month. The state provides 80 percent of the funding for this program while the localities provide 20 percent. The local share would be $3.4 million per year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $7,250,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Foster Care and Adoption Cost of Living Adjustments General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment raises the maximum maintenance payments for foster family homes and adoption assistance by five percent. The Appropriation Act requires that these rates be increased in the year following a salary increase provided for state employees. In fiscal year 2023, state employees received a five percent salary adjustment.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,287,785
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,001,186
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Transfer Funding for Language Access Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment transfers funding and language contained in Central Appropriations to the Department of Social Services for efforts to facilitate and improve language access. Language requires the agency to work with the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop a process for receiving requests and administering grants to state agencies for these efforts.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,500,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Buchanan Co. and Tazewell Co. DSS Admin. Costs for Disaster Relief General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $200,000 the first year from the general fund to the Buchanan County and Tazewell County Departments of Social Services for administrative costs associated with providing flood relief to the residents of Buchanan County and Tazewell County, as provided for in Item 114, paragraph K and paragraph O.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $200,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Youth for Tomorrow General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 the second year from the general fund to support the Youth for Tomorrow organization. The amendment increases the total funding to $200,000 a year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $100,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Lighthouse Community Center General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $90,000 from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funding the second year to assist low-income individuals in the Lynchburg community.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $90,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Capture Balances in Auxiliary Grant Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures $3.0 million in balances from the general fund in fiscal year 2024 which reflects a projected balance in the auxiliary grant program.


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