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 Division of Family and Children Services 1 FI-1 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 Division of Family and Children Services 2 FI-1 425,000 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 Division of Family and Children Services 3 FI-1 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% FI-1 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