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OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE |
Adjusted Executive Appropriation Request Percent 2001-02 2002-03 Change Change AGENCY SUMMARY General Fund 1,455,030,000 1,127,612,400 (327,417,600) -22.50% Special Rev.-Fed. 2,735,370,000 2,874,742,000 139,372,000 5.10% Special Rev.-Other 215,394,000 188,054,000 (27,340,000) -12.69% Fiduciary 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0.00% Internal Service Fund 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0.00% Housing Program Fund 30,000,000 30,000,000 0 0.00% Total for Agency: 4,446,794,000 4,231,408,400 (215,385,600) -4.84% Total Contingency: 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0.00% Total for AGENCY SUMMARY: 4,448,794,000 4,233,408,400 (215,385,600) -4.84% STATE OPERATIONS General Fund 34,330,000 74,209,400 39,879,400 116.16% Special Rev.-Fed. 257,170,000 245,242,000 (11,928,000) -4.64% Special Rev.-Other 128,994,000 138,304,000 9,310,000 7.22% Internal Service Fund 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0.00% Total for STATE OPERATIONS: 421,494,000 458,755,400 37,261,400 8.84% Executive Direction General Fund 1,802,000 1,760,000 (42,000) -2.33% Total for Program: 1,802,000 1,760,000 (42,000) -2.33% Administration General Fund 19,340,000 20,123,000 783,000 4.05% Special Rev.-Fed. 7,000,000 7,000,000 0 0.00% Special Rev.-Other 11,350,000 16,795,000 5,445,000 47.97% Internal Service Fund 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0.00% Total for Program: 38,690,000 44,918,000 6,228,000 16.10% Temporary and Disability Assistance Programs General Fund 4,569,000 4,191,000 (378,000) -8.27% Special Rev.-Fed. 6,000,000 6,000,000 0 0.00% Special Rev.-Other 2,500,000 3,500,000 1,000,000 40.00% Total for Program: 13,069,000 13,691,000 622,000 4.76% System Support and Information Services General Fund 61,414,000 105,163,000 43,749,000 71.24% Special Rev.-Fed. 75,000,000 75,000,000 0 0.00% Special Rev.-Other 6,800,000 6,800,000 0 0.00% Total for Program: 143,214,000 186,963,000 43,749,000 30.55% Legal Affairs General Fund 12,811,000 12,147,000 (664,000) -5.18% Total for Program: 12,811,000 12,147,000 (664,000) -5.18% Transitional Suports and Policy General Fund 1,751,000 1,382,400 (368,600) -21.05% Special Rev.-Fed. 2,770,000 4,142,000 1,372,000 49.53% Special Rev.-Other 1,088,000 1,275,000 187,000 17.19% Total for Program: 5,609,000 6,799,400 1,190,400 21.22% Child Support Enforcement Special Rev.-Fed. 3,100,000 3,100,000 0 0.00% Special Rev.-Other 25,930,000 26,908,000 978,000 3.77% Total for Program: 29,030,000 30,008,000 978,000 3.37% Departmental Administrative Reimbursement General Fund (67,357,000) (70,557,000) (3,200,000) 4.75% Special Rev.-Other 70,926,000 74,126,000 3,200,000 4.51% Total for Program: 3,569,000 3,569,000 0 0.00% Disability Determinations Special Rev.-Fed. 163,300,000 150,000,000 (13,300,000) -8.14% Special Rev.-Other 10,400,000 8,900,000 (1,500,000) -14.42% Total for Program: 173,700,000 158,900,000 (14,800,000) -8.52% AID TO LOCALITIES General Fund 1,420,700,000 1,053,403,000 (367,297,000) -25.85% Special Rev.-Fed. 2,478,200,000 2,629,500,000 151,300,000 6.11% Special Rev.-Other 86,400,000 49,750,000 (36,650,000) -42.42% Fiduciary 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0.00% Total for AID TO LOCALITIES:3,995,300,0003,742,653,000 (252,647,000) -6.32% Administration Special Rev.-Other 65,000,000 30,000,000 (35,000,000) -53.85% Total for Program: 65,000,000 30,000,000 (35,000,000) -53.85% Temporary and Disability Assistance Programs General Fund 909,653,000 540,309,000 (369,344,000) -40.60% Special Rev.-Fed. 2,121,700,000 2,230,000,000 108,300,000 5.10% Special Rev.-Other 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0.00% Fiduciary 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0.00% Total for Program: 3,042,353,000 2,781,309,000 (261,044,000) -8.58% Temporary and Disability Assistance Administration General Fund 194,598,000 186,823,000 (7,775,000) -4.00% Total for Program: 194,598,000 186,823,000 (7,775,000) -4.00% Local Administration General Fund 113,911,000 106,681,000 (7,230,000) -6.35% Special Rev.-Fed. 219,000,000 246,000,000 27,000,000 12.33% Special Rev.-Other 6,000,000 7,500,000 1,500,000 25.00% Total for Program: 338,911,000 360,181,000 21,270,000 6.28% Transitional Suports and Policy General Fund 124,150,000 123,750,000 (400,000) -0.32% Special Rev.-Fed. 53,500,000 53,500,000 0 0.00% Special Rev.-Other 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0.00% Total for Program: 187,650,000 187,250,000 (400,000) -0.21% Child Support Enforcement General Fund 27,010,000 27,700,000 690,000 2.55% Special Rev.-Fed. 84,000,000 100,000,000 16,000,000 19.05% Special Rev.-Other 300,000 150,000 (150,000) -50.00% Total for Program: 111,310,000 127,850,000 16,540,000 14.86% Employment Services Administration General Fund 47,278,000 67,040,000 19,762,000 41.80% Total for Program: 47,278,000 67,040,000 19,762,000 41.80% Food Assistance Program General Fund 4,100,000 1,100,000 (3,000,000) -73.17% Special Rev.-Other 4,100,000 1,100,000 (3,000,000) -73.17% Total for Program: 8,200,000 2,200,000 (6,000,000) -73.17% CAPITAL PROJECTS Housing Program Fund 30,000,000 30,000,000 0 0.00% Total for CAPITAL PROJECTS: 30,000,000 30,000,000 0 0.00% Supported Housing Housing Program Fund 30,000,000 30,000,000 0 0.00% Total for Program: 30,000,000 30,000,000 0 0.00% CONTINGENCY General Fund 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0.00% Total for CONTINGENCY: 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0.00% Transitional Suports and Policy General Fund 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0.00% Total for Program: 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0.00% ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL BUDGETED FILL LEVELS Current Requested Program 2001-02 2002-03 Change Executive Direction 19 18 (1) Administration 335 333 (2) Temporary and Disability Assistance Programs 215 213 (2) System Support and Information Services 188 186 (2) Legal Affairs 160 158 (2) Transitional Suports and Policy 62 61 (1) Child Support Enforcement 61 70 9 Disability Determinations 1,471 1,471 0 Total General Fund : 534 524 (10) Total All Other Funds : 1,977 1,986 9 TOTAL: 2,511 2,510 (1) BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (Executive Budget: pp. 212-402) The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) was created pursuant to Chapter 436 of the Laws of 1997. OTDA, along with the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), are the successor agencies to the Department of Social Services (DSS). OTDA is responsible for the administration of public assistance programs including: Family Assistance, Safety Net Assistance, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); the Federal Food Stamp Program; the State Food Assistance Program; the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP); child support services; refugee assistance programs; and homeless shelter and services programs. Through its Division of Disability Determinations, OTDA evaluates the medical eligibility claimants for Federal SSI and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. OTDA works closely with OCFS and the Department of Labor, which administers employment training programs to enable participants to transition from public assistance to unsubsidized employment. The Executive requests All Funds appropriations totaling $4,233,408,400 in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2002-03. This represents a decrease of $215,385,600 or 4.8 percent from the SFY 2001-02 level to support both State Operations and Aid to Localities. This agency is included in the Education, Labor and Family Assistance appropriation bill. State Operations The Executive recommends an All Funds State Operations appropriation totaling $458,755,400, which represents an increase of $37,261,400 or 8.8 percent above SFY 2001-02. The Executive proposes a $186,963,000 appropriation for system support and information services to support the cost of the Welfare Management System (WMS) and the development of the Welfare-to-Work Caseload Management System. This appropriation represents an increase of $43,749,000 over SFY 2001-02. Aid to Localities The Executive proposes an All Funds Aid to Localities appropriation totaling $3,742,653,000 in SFY 2002-03 which reflects a decrease of $252,647,000 or 6.3 percent from than the previous year. This decrease is primarily associated with a decrease in the General Fund appropriation for Temporary and Disability Assistance Programs which has declined by $369,344,000 from SFY 2001- 02. This dramatic decrease in the Aid to Localities appropriation is due to the utilization of savings associate with the TANF Block Grant for prior Federal Fiscal Years (FFY), Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Reconciliation, Audit, Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC), Child and Dependent Care Credit (CDCC), and recipient over-payment recoveries to offset traditional General Fund expenditures in the Governor's proposal. Capital Projects The Executive proposes a Capital Projects appropriation totaling $30,000,000 for the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP) which is the same as the appropriation for State Fiscal Year 2001-02. Federal TANF Block Grant State Fiscal Year 2002-03 will be the sixth year in which New York has received its federal public assistance funding through the temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant. Federal Authorization of the TANF Block Grant expires on September 30, 2002, but Congressional reauthorization is expected. The Executive's proposed SFY 2002-03 budget is predicated on Congressional reauthorization of the TANF Block Grant at the current funding level, with no change in the allocations to the states. For New York, that allocation would continue to be $2,443,000,000. Due to the fact that New York's caseload and resultant expenditures were higher in 1995, which is the base year used by the Federal Government to calculate the State's TANF allocation, than are projected for the upcoming fiscal year, the State will receive Federal TANF funding above that which is needed to support the Federal share of the Family Assistance program. This Federal funding overage is referred to as the "TANF surplus". In SFY 2002-03 the Executive has estimates that the TANF surplus will be $1.5 billion. In the last five years, a portion of each year's TANF surplus funds have been reserved. To date, the TANF reserves total approximately $780 million. In addition, approximately $100 million of TANF funds remains unallocated for spending or reserve purposes in the current year. The Executive proposes utilizing nearly $1.7 billion in TANF reserves and surplus to offset General Fund expenditures in SFY 2002- 03. This action would deplete the TANF reserves, thereby leaving no TANF funds for unanticipated increases in caseload or initiatives aimed at promoting self-sufficiency. Block Grant Reauthorization looms. In New York State, the Family Assistance caseload has declined since 1995. In December 2001, approximately 30,000 recipients reached the 60-month TANF time limit prescribed in the Federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Caseloads were at an all time low prior to the September 11th World Trade Center disaster, and additional caseload decline had been anticipated in 2002-03. However, because of the difficulties resulting from the September 11 attacks and the subsequent declining national economy, the Executive is now projecting a 1.9 percent increase in the total public assistance caseload during SFY 2002-03. The Executive proposes to allocate the TANF surplus in the following manner in SFY 2002-03: Earned Income and Child and Dependent Care Tax Credits $685,000,000 Child Welfare Investments $546,600,000 Tuition Assistance Program $345,000,000 Child Care Investments $304,000,000 Employment and Transitional Service Programs $125,000,000 Pre-K Programs $ 50,000,000 Advantage Schools $ 25,000,000 Summer Youth Employment Program $ 15,000,000 Home Visiting $ 14,800,000 Food Pantries $ 12,000,000 Extended Day Program $ 11,300,000 Pregnancy Prevention $ 10,000,000 APPS $ 7,700,000 YEETP $ 4,300,000 Alternative to Incarceration $ 4,000,000 School Based Health Centers $ 3,500,000 Title XX WIC $ 3,000,000 Displaced Homemakers $ 2,800,000 Blueprint $ 2,500,000 WIC $ 2,000,000 Green Teams $ 860,000 Welfare Evaluation $ 500,000 The Executive proposal does not continue TANF funding for employment and transitional services such wage subsidy, preventive services, technology training, English as a Second Language programs, adult literacy, domestic violence screening, or the Youth Enterprise Program. The Executive proposes an appropriation increase of $10,000,000 for SFY 2001-02 in General Fund Local Assistance in the Transitional Supports and Policy Program relating to the funding of adult shelters. The Executive proposes an appropriation increase of $1,880,000 for SFY 2001-02 to establish a Special Revenue Other/State Operations appropriation in the Transitional Support and Policy Program through a new Homeless Housing Assistance Program (HHAP) revenue account. The Executive contends that this appropriation is necessary to cover services and expenses related to the administration of HHAP. The Executive also proposes changes in the budget bill that would: -- Provide New York City with the authority to utilize certain appropriated and reappropriated Federal TANF funds for persons whose incomes exceed the TANF-funded services eligibility limit 200 percent of the Federal poverty level to address needs resulting from the World Trade Center attacks without the required local match. -- Increases from 50 percent to 80 percent of the reappropriated funding under the New York Works Block Grant that may be utilized to provide services to eligible persons whose income does not exceed 200 percent of the Federal poverty level. -- Expand the income eligibility limits for certain wage subsidy programs and for case management services, which are continued through reappropriations, to include persons with income up to 200 percent of the Federal poverty. Article VII Proposals The Executive proposes Article VII legislation that would amend the statutorily prescribed adequacy requirements wit respect to public assistance shelter allowances, thereby essentially rendering the ongoing Jiggetts v. Grinker litigation moot. The Executive also proposes the establishment of a supplemental rental assistance program to provide rent supplements are in addition to the existing public assistance shelter allowances for certain families that are homeless or facing eviction. Broad discretion would be given to the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and local social services districts in determining which families would be provided with rent supplement payments. |
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