Health and Family Services Community Based Services Family Support
Actual FY 2024Actual FY 2025Revised FY 2026Recommended FY 2027Recommended FY 2028
SOURCE OF FUNDS
General Fund
Regular Appropriation216,311,000225,000,000211,315,800249,528,700268,794,300
State Salary and Compensation Allocation6,819,9001,600
Other(17,642,000)(7,187,949)
Budget Reduction-General Fund(6,599,100)
Total General Fund205,488,900217,812,051204,718,300249,528,700268,794,300
Restricted Funds
Balance Forward1,124,7074,575,342299,200
Current Receipts3,541,0692,442,3864,243,9002,504,1002,532,000
Non-Revenue Receipts20,603,93413,602,05727,109,70016,428,30016,428,300
Total Restricted Funds25,269,71020,619,78531,652,80018,932,40018,960,300
Federal Fund
Balance Forward54,993,35056,353,66857,364,800
Current Receipts331,837,739379,300,376293,009,600318,184,000304,894,000
Total Federal Fund386,831,089435,654,044350,374,400318,184,000304,894,000
TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS617,589,699674,085,880586,745,500586,645,100592,648,600
EXPENDITURES BY CLASS
Personnel Costs330,865,637315,253,845294,470,700288,346,200294,349,700
Operating Expenses32,823,63029,250,20030,119,90030,949,10030,949,100
Grants Loans Benefits192,971,421270,796,784262,154,900267,349,800267,349,800
TOTAL EXPENDITURES556,660,689615,300,829586,745,500586,645,100592,648,600
EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE
General Fund205,488,900216,691,018204,718,300249,528,700268,794,300
Restricted Funds20,694,36820,320,53131,652,80018,932,40018,960,300
Federal Fund330,477,421378,289,280350,374,400318,184,000304,894,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES556,660,689615,300,828586,745,500586,645,100592,648,600
The Division of Family Support (DFS) consists of the following programs: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps; eligibility determination for Medicaid and for health insurance premium assistance; and State Supplementation Program for persons who are aged, blind, or have a disability. The Division also provides direct eligibility services for the Simplified Assistance for the Elderly (SAFE), the Elderly Simplified Application Demonstration Project (ESAP), Transitional SNAP Benefits (TSNAP), the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (K-CHIP) and medical assistance for guardianship cases.
The programs administered by the DFS are designed to promote self-sufficiency, access job training and provide essential services for families and children in need of assistance and are accessible to all residents in all 120 Kentucky counties. Each local office has the responsibility to determine eligibility, provide facts and information on available benefits to interested individuals, offering services to meet the needs of working recipients, advising potential clients on the availability and coordination of benefits as well as the regulatory limitations of these benefits, and maintaining case record information. Applications can be made by the individual, their parent, statutory benefit payee, committee, guardian, power of attorney or authorized representative, as applicable.
These programs operate in accordance with federal laws and regulations established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Agriculture. Additionally, regulatory guidance and oversight are provided by Supreme Court rulings, Kentucky Revised Statutes, Kentucky Administrative Regulations and state plans.