Family independence outcome measures and results [Jan. 2008]

Division of Family and Children Services
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Outcome Measures and RESULTS
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE
January 2008
FI-1

Definitions and Data Sources

TANF Cases (Total/Adult/Child Only).............................................................. 1-2
Includes all cases active at some time during the month Source: SUCCESS

Food Stamp Cases .............................................................................................. 3
Includes all cases active at some time during the month Source: SUCCESS

Medicaid Cases .................................................................................................. 3
Includes cases active at the end of the month Source: SUCCESS

TANF Work Participation Rate .......................................................................... 4

Of all the families with a Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) work requirement,

the percentage of families that met the work requirement.

State Target: greater than or equal to 70.0%

Source: SUCCESS

Food Stamp Participation Rate ........................................................................... 4

The ratio of number of food stamp persons over the estimated persons at or below 125%

of the Poverty level.

State Target: greater than or equal to 59.65%

Sources: SUCCESS, U.S. Census Bureau

Medicaid (ABD) Standard of Promptness............................................................ 5

Of all the Aged, Blind, Disabled Medicaid applications for benefits, the percentage that was

completed within the mandated Standard of Promptness (SOP).

State Target: greater than or equal to 96.0%

Source: SUCCESS

Medicaid (Family) Standard of Promptness......................................................... 5

Of all the Family Medicaid applications for benefits, the percentage that was completed within

the mandated Standard of Promptness (SOP).

State Target: greater than or equal to 96.0%

Source: SUCCESS

Family Independence Casemanager Separations.................................................. 6
The number of Family Independence casemanagers who left their positions for any reason, including transfer to other divisions within DHR, transfer to another state agency/office, resignations, or retirement. It does not include county-to-county transfers. Source: PeopleSoft

Family Independence Casemanager Vacancies .................................................... 6
The number of Family Independence casemanager positions that are not filled. Source: PeopleSoft

45,000 40,000 35,000

TANF Cases

SFY 2006:
23.3%
decrease

30,000

25,000

20,000 15,000

SFY 2008:
5.2%
decrease

SFY 2007:
15.4%
decrease

10,000
Jul
Source: SUCCESS

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Notes: Percentages show increase/decrease during each SFY; includes all cases active at some time during the month

Jul 23,778 28,335 38,104

Aug 23,410 28,003 37,808

Sep 23,574 27,553 38,053

Oct 23,521 27,097 37,560

Nov 23,525 26,702 36,560

Dec 22,719 25,739 35,734

Jan 22,538 25,599 34,156

Feb
25,031 32,804

Mar
24,649 31,834

Apr
24,252 30,716

May
24,175 29,910

Note: Due to the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) that reauthorized TANF, the caseload and work participation rates have been revised. These changes impact the way in which adults are selected and the calculation of hours in some of the work activities.

Jun
23,983 29,237

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15,000

10,000 5,000

SFY 2008:
13.1%
decrease

TANF Cases - Adult
SFY 2007:
37.0%
decrease

SFY 2006:
55.7%
decrease

0
Jul
Source: SUCCESS

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Notes: Percentages show increase/decrease during each SFY; includes all cases active at some time during the month

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr May Jun

3,530 5,386

3,616 5,152

3,611 4,844

3,722 5,018

3,718 4,635

3,461 4,250

3,069 3,994

3,707

3,539

3,372

3,434

3,392

13,308 13,105 13,338 12,931 12,017 11,285 9,998 8,969 8,161 7,184 6,587 5,901

Note: Due to the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) that reauthorized TANF, the caseload and work participation rates have been revised. These changes impact the way in which adults are selected and the calculation of hours in some of the work activities.
TANF Cases - Child Only

26,000 24,000

SFY 2006:
5.9%
decrease

22,000

SFY 2007:
10.3%
decrease

20,000

18,000
Jul
SSoouurrccee::SIUDSCCESS

Aug

SFY 2008:
3.8%
decrease

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Notes: Percentages show increase/decrease during each SFY; includes all cases active at some time during the month

Jul
20,248 22,949 24,796

Aug
19,794 22,851 24,703

Sep
19,963 22,709 24,715

Oct
19,799 22,079 24,629

Nov
19,807 22,067 24,543

Dec
19,258 21,489 24,449

Jan
19,469 21,605 24,158

Feb
21,324 23,835

Mar
21,110 23,673

Apr
20,880 23,532

May
20,741 23,323

Jun
20,591 23,336

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425,000

Food Stamp Cases

400,000

SFY 2008:
4.3%
increase

SFY 2007:
1.5%
increase

375,000

SFY 2006:
1.5%
increase

350,000
Jul
Source: SUCCESS

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Notes: Percentages show increase/decrease during each SFY; includes all cases active at some time during the month

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr May Jun

385,577 389,220 390,538 395,695 400,169 401,851 402,330

379,188 384,378 385,390 390,446 391,522 391,785 389,868 384,269 384,458 381,828 383,205 384,841

374,158 377,555 402,921 400,441 404,222 402,613 386,637 379,999 379,899 374,850 376,886 379,799

700,000 650,000

SFY 2006:
4.9%
decrease

Medicaid Cases

600,000

550,000

SFY 2008:
3.0%
increase

SFY 2007:
1.3%
decrease

500,000
Jul
SSoouurrccee::SIUDSCCESS

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Notes: Percentages show increase/decrease during each SFY; includes all cases active at the end of the month

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr May Jun

583,218 589,831 591,259 597,221 599,518 597,777 600,739

587,810 587,558 583,754 583,110 578,746 572,899 573,893 570,641 573,712 574,492 577,984 579,952

622,254 628,430 637,012 640,593 644,319 635,136 626,386 616,173 604,547 596,420 593,561 591,870

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TANF Work Participation Rate
Def: Of all the families with a TANF work requirement, the percentage of families that met the work requirement.

100% 75%

State Target: greater than or equal to
70.0%

50% 57.7% 59.1% 56.2% 54.8% 53.8% 54.8% 54.4% 58.6% 57.3% 56.4% 56.3% 55.4% 57.4%

25%

0% Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
Source: SUCCESS

Jul-07

Aug-07 Sep-07

Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08

Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08 57.7% 59.1% 56.2% 54.8% 53.8% 54.8% 54.4% 58.6% 57.3% 56.4% 56.3% 55.4% 57.4%
Note: Due to the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) that reauthorized TANF, the caseload and work participation rates have been revised. These changes impact the way in which adults are selected and the calculation of hours in some of the work activities.
Food Stamp Participation Rate
Def: The ratio of number of food stamp persons over the estimated persons at or below 125% of the Poverty level

100%
State Target: greater than or equal to
59.65% 75%
63.5% 62.6% 62.5% 62.2% 62.3% 62.6% 62.8% 63.4% 63.6% 55.39% 59.37%

50%

56.3% 56.2%

25%

0% Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
Sources: SUCCESS, U.S. Census Bureau

Jul-07 Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08
Note: Beginning in Oct-07, rates calculated using revised FNS procedure.

Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 63.5% 62.6% 62.5% 62.2% 62.3% 62.6%
Division of Family and Children Services

Jul-07 62.8%
4

Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08 63.4% 63.6% 55.39% 59.37% 56.3% 56.2%
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Medicaid (ABD) SOP
Def: Of all the Aged, Blind, Disabled Medicaid applications for benefits, the percentage that was completed within the mandated Standard of Promptness (SOP).

100%

99%

98.4%

98.2%

98.4% 98.4%

98.6% 98.3%

98.5%

98.2%

98.1%

98.0%

98.0%

98%

97.6%

97.7% 97%

96%

95%

State Target:

greater than or equal to 94%
96.0%

93%

92%

91%

90% Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
Source: SUCCESS

Jul-07

Aug-07 Sep-07

Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08

Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08 97.7% 98.4% 98.2% 98.4% 98.4% 98.6% 98.3% 98.2% 98.5% 98.1% 98.0% 98.0% 97.6%

Medicaid (Family) SOP
Def: Of all the Family Medicaid applications for benefits, the percentage that was completed within the mandated Standard of Promptness (SOP).

100% 99% 98% 97% 96% 95%

96.1%

97.3%

97.4%

96.8% 96.0%

96.7% 96.3%

State Target: greater than or equal to
96.0%
96.5% 96.7% 96.2%

96.3%

95.9% 95.9%

94%

93%

92%

91%

90% Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
Source: SUCCESS

Jul-07

Aug-07 Sep-07

Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08

Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 96.1% 97.3% 97.4% 96.8% 96.0% 96.3%
Division of Family and Children Services

Jul-07 96.7%
5

Aug-07 Sep-07 96.5% 96.7%

Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08 96.2% 96.3% 95.9% 95.9%
FI-1

Casemanager Separations
Def: The number of Family Independence casemanagers who left their positions for any reason. It does not include county-tocounty transfers.
80 73
65

60 54

55

54

43
40 32
27

45

44

42

33

20

0 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
Source: PeopleSoft

*
Jul-07

Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08

Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08

27

32

54

43

*

65

55

73

54

33

45

44

42

Casemanager Vacancies
Def: The number of Family Independence casemanager positions that are not filled.

300

250

215

200 193

182

200

239 237

245

244

241

218

221

180

150

100

50

0 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07
Source: PeopleSoft

*
Jul-07

Aug-07 Sep-07

Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08

Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07

193 182 215 200

*

180

Division of Family and Children Services

Jul-07 218
6

Aug-07 Sep-07 Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08 239 237 221 245 244 241
* Data not available from Personnel FI-1