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3 - DSS Presentation: Economic Assistance

Thursday, January 22, 2015 9:56 AM

Department of Social Services

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Streng Families • Soudl Dalota's Foundation and Our F1ture

Division of Economic Assistance (EA)

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Division of Economic Assistance

Who we serve:

  • Low income families, pregnant women, and children.
  • Elderly.
  • People with disabilities.

Services Provided:

  • Eligibility determination for programs including:
  • Supplemental utrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  • Tempora1y Assistance for Needy Families (TA F)
  • Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
  • Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) and Weatherization

Education assistance for youth in out of home placements (Auxiliary Placement). Services to low income individuals by Community Action Programs .

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Division of Economic Assistance

Service Delivery:

  • Economic Assistance staff are located full time and itinerantly in 63
  • ffices across the state.

320.5 FTE located in 8 regions across the state . How to Apply: DSS office, mail, on-line, kiosks, and telephone .

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Division of Economic Assistance

EA Administration and Field Staff TA1 '\/F Cash Grants Auxiliary Plac.emelll

FY15 Operating Budget:

Federal $60,539,334 71.6%

Total: $85,752,626 and 320.5 FTE

FY15 Major Budget Areas:

FIE

General Federal

318.5 Sl l.712,442 Sl 6,026,885

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S6,121,55 5 SI 1,155,263 2.0 S6,273,517 S2,411,483

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0.0 $765,475 $0 Energy Assistance (LIEAP) and Weatherization 0.0

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S7,845,786 SI0,897,033

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0.0 Sl7,027,203 S49,642,301 Total EA 320.5 S24,8i2,989 S60,539,334

Page 25 Other

$340,303 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $340,303 $23,280 $317,023 $340,303

Total

$28,079,630 $1 7,276,818 $8,685,000 $765,475 $27,845,850 $3,099,853 $S5, 752,626 $18,766,099 $66,986,527 S85, 752,626

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Division of Economic Assistance

FY15 Funding Sources

Other Fund Sources - Total $340,303

S~AP Incentive Funds Page 26

44.37% 27.83% 10.97% :\fedicaid & CHIP 7.47% Community Services Block Grant 5.20% Weatherization 3.37% IDEA - DOE Funding 0.50% Other Fund Sources 0.29%

SNAP Incentive Funds 100.00%

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Division of Economic Assistance

EA Administration and Field Staff:

General Federal

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Total FTE Funds funds Funds Funds

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FY15 Budge! 318.5 511 .712,442 516.026,885 5340.303 528.079,630 I

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Proeram (SNAP):

  • SNAP is a federal program administered by DSS

. Benefits are 100°/o federally funded and issued through the South Dakota Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.

  • FY14 benefits issued: $153 .5 million.
  • Federal funds for benefits not part ofDSS budget.

Eligibility requirements are established federally through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). SNAP helps individuals and families by supplementing their food budget, and providing nutrition education.

  • SNAP benefits may not be used for non-food items, beer, wine, tobacco.

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Division of Economic Assistance

SNAP- Who We Serve:

  • 64 % of SNAP recipients are children, adults age 60 or older, or individuals

with disabilities.

  • Average monthly benefit: $287.
  • Average number of

months on benefits: 8.6. 38% of SNAP households have at least one working adult in the home .

  • Average household size: 2.
  • Average monthly income $1 ,228 per month.
  • 46% of SNAP households income source Social Security (SSA) or

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as their income source.

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Division of Economic Assistance

SNAP- Eligibility:

  • Income limit: 130% of

the federal poverty level. ($3 1 005 family of four).

  • Resource limit: $2,250.
  • \Vork Requirements: Individuals, ages 18-59 able to work, not attending

school or not caring for a dependent child under age 6 must work at least 30 hours per week or actively be seeking work. Specific Employment and Training progra1ns located in state's two largest counties - Minnehaha and Pennington.

  • DSS contracts with Department of

Labor and Regulation.

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Economic Assistance

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -Avg. Persons/Households

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Division of Economic Assistance

SNAP - Program Integrity:

  • SNAP utilizes several quality assurance mechanisms to ensure

program integrity.

  • Formal federally approved quality assurance program.
  • External federal audits.
  • Internal quality assurance.

South Dakota has an unmatched record in meeting federal requirements and making accurate and timely eligibility determinations. For 30 consecutive years, South Dakota has received performance bonuses from the federal government due to our high level of integrity in administering the program.

  • FFY2013 South Dakota SNAP was ranked I

st in the nation for lowest

case and procedural enor rate, 3rd in the nation for timeliness of payments and 6th in the nation for the lowest payment error rate.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP):

  • Medical assistance for low income children and families.
  • Economic Assistance staff determine eligibility for the program in

accordance with South Dakota's federally approved :Nledicaid State Plan.

  • Majority of Administrative costs are funded with 50°/o general fund

match.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Title XIX & Title XXI (CHIP)- Eligibility:

  • Eligibility and coverage for individuals is based on several factors

including age, financial and non-financial criteria (if applicable). To be eligible for 1\tledicaid, an individual must be a member of a coverage group.

  • Children m1der age 19
  • Low income families with children under age 19
  • Pregnant women
  • Elderly
  • Persons who are disabled

Income and resource limits vary by coverage group .

L>w-Income Families (LIF) Medicaid (Pregnant " 'omen) Medicaid Children Under Six Children Over Si.x CHIP Children's Health Insurance Program

*Figure:, i11cluds tJie 5% mmtdau,rydi.:.713[ardfor M.-iGI p-ou.~

Page 33 Federal Soutlt

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Dakota NIA 133% 133% 100% 141% 53% 138% 182%

116% 209%

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Division of Economic Assistance

Title XIX & Title XXI (CHIP) - Eli2:ibility - Continued:

  • Additional requirements:
  • State residency.
  • U.S. Citizenship or qualified alien.
  • Assigning rights to medical support and payment.
  • Assisting in pursuing third parties that may be liable to pay for care and

services.

  • The last two cycles of federal reviews indicated South Dakota ranked #1

with the lowest error rate in determining Medicaid eligibility.

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Division of Economic Assistance

  • Who Does Medicaid Cover?

Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

SFY14 Actual Average Monthly Eligibles - 115,328

  • Aged/Blind/

Disabled

  • Low Income

Parents

  • Pregnant

Women

  • Children

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Division of Economic Assistance

JVIedicaid Eligibles by County

FY 14 Avg. Monthly Eligibles: 115,328

HARDING BUTTE

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WRENCE PERKINS

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MEADE

137 <1%

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671 <1 %

FALLRNER

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Division of Economic Assistance

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Division of Economic Assistance

Effective January 1, 2014 - Affordable Care Act:

  • Changes in the basis for determining l\rledicaid eligibility.
  • Use of gross income vs. net income as the basis for determining l\lledicaid

eligibility nationally.

  • Converted federal poverty levels.
  • States must verify information electronically.
  • No changes to long term care eligibility.
  • Changes to the process applicants use to apply.
  • In addition to how people apply for Medicaid, applicants must be able to

apply on-line directly to the State Medicaid Agency or to the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) or a State established Exchange.

  • South Dakota is utilizing the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.

State l\rledicaid agencies must be able to receive applications from the FF·M and send applications to the FFl\rI.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Effective January l, 2014 -Affordable Care Act- con't:

  • First open enrollment period January 1, 2014 - March 30, 2014.
  • Extension to April 15, 2014 for applicants that started an application by

March 30 but had problems with FFM processing.

  • During open enrollment 24,147 South Dakotan's applied to the FFl\11.
  • 5,423 individuals referred to DSS :Nleclicaicl.
  • 2,845 (52%) akeady enrolled in SD Medicaid.
  • 2,041 (38%) not eligible for SD Medicaid.
  • Did not meet income guidelines.
  • No coverage group.
  • 53 7 (10%) of applicants detennined to be eligible for Medicaid.
  • 411 Children- 76.5%.
  • 126 Adults - 23.5%.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Effective January 1, 2014 - Affordable Care Act- con't:

  • Implementation Challenges:
  • During first open enrollment period individuals caught in "loop" due to FFl\iI

programming issues.

  • FFM not able to identify duplicate applications refened back to the FFNf from

DSS so process staiied over.

  • C 1:S conected the looping enor in late Mmch 2014.
  • C~IS unable to send account transfers real time creating a backlog of

applications.

  • Inability to send real time trnnsfers resulted in backlog of

applications being submitted to DSS. CMS sent states lists of individuals "flat file" in late December 2013.

  • South Dakota outreached these individuals "stuck" at the FFM to obtain

application infonnation and detennine Medicaid eligibility so that those ineligible for Medicaid could enroll in Qualified Health Plans.

  • South Dakota one of

the first states to resolve backlog.

  • CMS conected this issue in April 2014.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Effective January 1, 2014 - Affordable Care Act- con't:

  • Implementation Challenges:
  • Shift in children from CIDP to Medicaid
  • States expected to see some chum in Medicaid and CHIP eligibles a<; a result of

the conve1ted federal poverty levels .

  • In January 2014- South Dakota began seeing larger than anticipated shift of

children from CHIP where services are paid at the enhanced match rate to Medicaid where services are funded at the regular FMAP rate.

  • Discussions with CMS resulted in adjusting South Dakota's federal poverty
  • levels. Re-evaluated eligibility detennination for all children retroactively to

Januaiy resulting in shift of 2,900 children back to CHIP where services are paid at the higher match rate.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Effective January 1, 2014 -Affordable Care Act- con't:

  • Second open enrollment period November 15, 2014 - February 15, 2015

. November 15, 2014 - December 29, 2014 - YTD . During open enrollment 13,400 South Dakotan's applied to the FF1VI.

  • 2,256 individuals referred to DSS Medicaid.
  • 1,935 (86%) completed determinations.
  • 671 (35%) - already emolled in SD Medicaid.
  • 917 (4 7%) - not eligible for SD Medicaid.
  • Did not meet income guidelines

.

  • coverage group.
  • 347 (18%) of applicants detennined to be found eligible for Medicaid.
  • 300 Children - 86%.
  • 47 Adults - 14%.
  • 321 (14°/o) being evaluated for eligibility determination.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Effective January 1, 2014 - Affordable Care Act- con't:

  • Continued Implementation Challenges:
  • While income guidelines standardized nationally, FFM still not

differentiating state specific coverage groups resulting in a nmnber of applications sent to DSS for individuals not eligible for Medicaid.

  • Medicaid eligibility check feature not yet implemented resulting in large

number of application sent to DSS for individuals already enrolled in SD

  • Medicaid. DSS required to process and send results back to the FFM.
  • Federal requirements continue to change.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF):

  • Through welfare reform the Aid for Families with Dependent Children

(AFDC) program · was transitioned to the federal T ANF block grant. T ANF is used to fund a variety of programs including .

  • Cash grants to families.
  • \\Tork progra1ns.
  • Child welfare/emergency assistance.
  • Specialized services for pregnant women and their children.
Spec ialize:1 Services for Pregnant V1t'omen & Their Children 3% Child Welfare - Ernerg51cy Assistance (Foster Gare & Services) 11% Work Programs 14% Transfers to Soc ial Serw es Block Grant Cash Grants lo Families 56%

SFY16 Recommended Budget Federal TANF & General MOE Funds

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Division of Economic Assistance

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) - Continued:

  • The TANF annual federal award is $21,279,651 and ·

we are required to match with general funds $8,540,000 as our required Maintenance of effort (MOE) for a total of $29,819,651. There are no anticipated increases to the federal award.

  • lVIost states nationally, including South Dakota have carryover balances

from prior years grant awards. As of June 30, 2014 the projected federal carryover balance was $20,509,302.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Cash Grants:

General Federal

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Total FTE Funds Funds Funds Funds

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fY158udget 56,121 ,555 511,155,263

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$17,276,818 I

  • Needs based cash assistance program for families with children who need

financial support because of the death of a parent, a parent is absent from the home, or physical or mental incapacity or unemployment of a parent. T ANF is a work program and individuals must meet work requirements . In addition to individual work requirements, States are required to meet

50° /o work participation rate to receive federal T

ANF funds.

  • South Dakota work participation rate: 57%.

T ANF benefits are intended to assist individuals and their families in meeting their basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, utilities, household items, and personal care items.

l\llajority of benefits are issued via Electronic Payment Card

.

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Division of Economic Assistance

TANF- Who We Serve:

  • SFY14 Average monthly caseload: 3,149

.

  • Average monthly benefit: $415.05.
  • Average length oftirne on benefits: 4.3 months.

T ANF

  • Eli2ihility:
  • Income limit: 32°/o of the federal poverty level ($7,716 annually for a

family of four).

  • Resource limit: $2,000.
  • Over 2/3 of T

ANF cases are non-parent relative caretakers.

  • Benefit is for children only- relative caretaker not included in benefit and

no work requirements for these cases.

  • These are children who would be in foster care without relative

placements or would be at risk of foster care placements.

  • FY14 Monthly average caseload: 2,348.

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Division of Economic Assistance

T ANF Eligibility:

  • Remainder of cases are parents that are required to participate in work

activities 20 or 30 hours per week based on the age of the youngest child in the home.

  • Parents receiving SSI, SSDI or 100% VA disability or with a child under

12 weeks of age exempt from work requirements.

  • FY14 Monthly average caseload: 801.

DSS contracts with Department of Labor and Regulation .

  • Placement in work activities including employment, job search and job

training, vocational education and community service. SFY14 Outcome Data for TANF \Vork participants .

  • 906 entered employment.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

3,700 3,500

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  • Avg. :\fonthly
  • Proj. 3,212
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Monthly

  • Proj. 3,180

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Cl1ange FY09-FYIO - 266 (9.08%)

  • Cl1ange FY IO
  • FYll -

69 (2. 16%) Change FY l !-FY12 - (8) (-0.20%) Change FY12-FY13 - (52) (-1-60%) Change FYl3-FY14 . (57)(-1.78%)

  • Proj . Change FY14-FY15 - 31 0.98%)

Proj . Change FY15-FY16 - 32 (1.00%)

Jun-14 De< -14 Jun-15 Dec-1 5 Jun-16
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Division of Economic Assistance

Auxiliary Placement:

Gene,al Federal Ottie, Total FTE Funds Funds Funds Funds

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FY15 Budget 2.0 SB.273,517 $2.411 ,483 $ll $8,685.0C,D I
  • Provides funding for tuition costs for children in state custody in

certain settings - DSS or Department of Corrections. FY14 Children Served: 445 .

  • 405 children served by residential treatment providers.
  • 40 children served by C01m11unity Supp011 Providers.

Staff lead state placement team to ensure children are placed in the least restrictive setting.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Supplemental Security Income (SSD State Supplement:

Gene,al Federal Ottie, Total FTE Funds Funds Funds Funds

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FY15 Budget

  • $765.475
$0 $0

$765,475 I

  • SSI State Supplement pays a nominal monthly benefit to individuals

whose sole source of income is SSL

  • Individuals must be living independently.
  • FY14 Average Monthly eligible: 3,943 .
  • Monthly benefit: $1 5.
  • Federally required.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Energy Assistance (LIEAP) and Weatherization:

General

Federal

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FTE Funds Funds Funds Funds

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FY15 Budoet so $27.845.850 so S27.84s.sso I
  • Energy Assistance
  • Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP).
  • Financial assistance to low income families to assist with heating

expenses.

  • Federally funded block grant.
  • Weatherization
  • The \Veatherization Assistance Program enables low-income families to

reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient.

  • Federally funded block grant.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Energy Assistance - Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP): Who we Serve:

  • 52.9°

/o are households with individuals who are over age 59 or disabled.

  • 46.1 °

/o are households with children.

  • Approved Households: 24,517 with 57,056 individuals.
  • Average benefit arnount: 968 per year.
  • Average household size: 2.3.

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Division of Economic Assistance

LIEAP Eligibility:

  • Income limit: 175°/o of the federal poverty level ($41,738 annually for a

family of four). Benefit amounts vary based on income, heat regions, and heat source . Pay directly to providers for heating assistance . Income limits and heat regions can be found online at http ://dss.sd.2ov / ener2Yassistance. Six of South Dakota's nine tribes administer their own programs:

  • Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
  • Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
  • Oglala Sioux Tribe
  • Rosebud Sioux Tribe
  • Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
  • Yankton Sioux Tribe

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Division of Economic Assistance

Energy Assistance - Weatherization Program: Who We Serve:

  • 760/o of all households have individuals over age 59 or disabled.
  • 56% of all households have children.
  • FY14 households weatherized: 168.
  • FY14 average cost per household $7,552.
  • Contracts with community action programs.

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Division of Economic Assistance

Community Action Programs:

General Fooeral

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Tclal FTE Funds Funds Funds Funds

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FY15 Budget W $3,099.853 $0 S3.099,853

  • Federal block grant to help low income people and families move toward

self sufficiency.

  • Assistance gaining employment, home rehabilitation.
  • Emergency assistance (heat, rent, food) and transportation.

Funding limited to federally defined Community Action Agencies . Four tribes receive funding directly from the federal government .

  • Rosebud Sioux Tribe
  • Oglala Sioux Tribe
  • Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe
  • Yankton Sioux Tribe

Eligibility:

Income limit: 125% of

  • poverty. ($29,813 family of fom}

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Division of Economic Assistance

South Dakota Community Action Program Service Areas

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We tern D ommuuity Action geucy. Rapid ity, D Grow D. is eton, D Rural Office of Community ef\ices. Lake Aode . D Inter Lakes onunuui ction Agency. l\ladison, D

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Division of Economic Assistance

Case examples:

Scenario 1: Single male working full time at minimum wage at 127°/o FPL:

  • Jim is a 50 year old single man. He works 72 hours a month at a security

company and earns monthly gross wages of $648 ($9/hom} He also does pait time maintenance work 69 hours a month, earning monthly gross wages of $587 ($8.50/hour). His income is at 127% of the federal poverty level. He has a 1997 car valued at $1,900. He has no bank accounts. He pays $550 a month rent and is responsible for heat, electricity, and telephone. Jim does not have health insurance. Jim is eligible for $91 monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Jim is eligible for heating assistance through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP). His total LIEAP benefit for the 2014-2015 heating season is $500. Jim is

  • t eligible for Niedicaid or T

ANF .

*Applies to December 2014 Benefit Amounts

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Division of Economic Assistance

Case examples:

Scenario 2: College student working two part time jobs 1080/o FPL:

  • Kelly is a 20 year old single female who is a full time college student. She

works 58 hours a month at an assisted living facility earning monthly gross wages of $493 ($8.50/hour). She also works at a gas station 66 hours a month earning monthly gross wages of $561 ($8.50/hour). Her income is at 108% of the federal pove1ty level. She owns a 1999 car, valued at $500, and has $698 in a bank account. She pays $500 a month rent and is responsible for heat, electricity and telephone. Kelly does not have health insurance.

  • Kelly is eligible for $134 monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

Program (SNAP) benefits.

  • Kelly is eligible for heating assistance through the Low Income Energy

Assistance Program (LIEAP). Her total LIEAP benefit for the 2014-2015 heating season is $728.

  • Kelly is Not eligible for Medicaid or TANF.

*Applies to December 2014 Benefit Amounts Page 59

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Division of Economic Assistance

Case examples:

Scenario 3: A single mom of 2 children at 60°/o FPL:

  • Molly is a 33 year old single mother of

two boys. She works at a bank and makes $1 440 a month ($9/hour) and receives sporadic child suppoti. A three month average

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her child support shows $400 a month. Her income is at 60% of the federal poverty

  • level. Molly owns a 2004 Chevy impala valued at 6,000. The family has 300 in

savings and checking accounts. Molly has a mmigage of $600 month (mo1igage/insurance/taxes) and is responsible for all utilities. She pays $191 monthly in child care ,:vi.th the remainder of her child costs paid by Child Care Assistance. Molly does not have health insurance.

  • Molly is eligible for $296 in monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

(SNAP) benefits.

  • Molly is eligible for heating assistance through the Low Income Energy Assistance

Program (LIEAP). Her total LIEAP benefit for the 2014-2015 heating season is 844.00

  • Molly is eligible for $191 monthly assistance from the Child Care Assistance Program

while she is working.

  • The children are eligible for Medicaid. Molly is Not eligible for Nfedicaid.
  • The family is Not eligible for TANF.
  • Applie.s to Dec.

ember 2014 Benefit Amounts

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Division of Economic Assistance

FY15 Budget Compared to FY16

FY15 01>erating Budget

Federal $60,539,334 70.6%

Total: $85,752,626 and 320.5 FTE

1'M.JOR BUDGET Th"CREA<;ES AND DECREASES R1AP - Federal Medical Assistance Pe1·centage: 0.4% Inflation: Inflation for auxiliary placement, TM "F contracts, SNAP Employ ment & Training. Totals: Page 61

FY16 Recommended Budget

Federal $60,546,943 70.4%

Total: 586,004,804 and 320.5 FTE GE:'ffiRAL

FEDER4..L OTHER $2,987 ($2,987) $0 $241,582 $10,596 $0 $244,569 $7,609 $0 0.4% TOTAL $0 $252,178 $252,178

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Division of Economic Assistance

FYl

6 Funding Sources

Other Fund Sources - Total $340,303

SNAP Incentive Funds Page 62 44.73% 28.01% SNAP 10.62% Medicaid & CHIP 7.17% Community Senices Block Grant 5.25% Weathe,ization 3.41 % IDEA- DOE Funding 0.51% Other Funding Sources 0.30% SNAP Incentive Funds 100.00%