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 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $521,761,251 $1,744,657,305 $2,266,418,556
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation $521,761,251 $1,744,657,305 $2,266,418,556
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $521,086,284 $1,842,549,651 $2,363,635,935
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation $519,198,878 $1,807,168,583 $2,326,367,461
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $1,887,406 $35,381,068 $37,268,474
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
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 Chapter1, 2024 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 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 672.00 1,084.50 1,756.50
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation 671.50 1,084.00 1,755.50
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 0.50 0.50 1.00
2022-2024 2024 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
  Funds the nongeneral fund portion of the salary increases for state-supported local employees and increases the federal appropriation for pass through funding at local departments of social services.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $38,892,192
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Fund 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 $0 ($2,110,942)
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($6,393,844)
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Fund income verification for public benefits contract increase Decision Package
  Increases funding for the income verification for benefits contract to account for cost increases related to the contract renewal.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,481,800
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,481,800
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Provide funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program overissuance settlement agreement Decision Package
  Provides funding to meet the terms of the settlement agreement with the federal government for benefits overissuance amounts from fall 2021.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,258,691
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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.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,643,063
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Fund adminstration for the summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program for children Decision Package
  Provides funding for the administrative portion of the new permanent summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program for children. This program was made permanent by the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $257,857
Nongeneral Fund $0 $257,857
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Remove unused Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant funding for community human services organizations Decision Package
  Removes unused Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant appropriation for three nongovernmental organizations that have been nonresponsive to contract initiation requests.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($500,000)
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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 2024-2026 budget process.
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Capture Balances in Auxiliary Grant Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures $7.0 million in balances the second year in the Auxiliary Grant program within the Department of Social Services.
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Local DSS Administration Costs/PIPP Fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides language that clarifies that nongeneral funds from the Percentage of Income Payment Program (PIPP) Fund shall be used to reimburse local Departments of Social Services for the administration of the PIPP program, consistent with ยง 56-585.6, Code of Virginia, and increases the maximum allowable reimbursement from the fund from $3.0 million to $5.5 million.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-09-2026 06:54:41