Temporary and Disability Assistance, Office of
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Mission
The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), working in close collaboration with the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and other agencies, helps low-income households achieve economic self-sufficiency through work, job training and the provision of supportive services that help avert dependency on public assistance. OTDA also provides economic assistance to aged and disabled persons who are unable to work.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $5.44 billion for the agency. This is a decrease of $37 million from the 2014-15 budget. The decrease primarily reflects reduced Federal authority due to updated public assistance caseload projections.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 1,968 FTEs for OTDA, which reflects a decrease of 4 staff who will be transferred to the OGS Business Services Center.
Major budget actions include:
- Establish a New York City Share for Emergency Assistance to Needy Families (EAF) Expenditures: The Executive Budget establishes a 10 percent local share for New York City to support the EAF program, which provides short-term assistance to eligible families earning less than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level to address crisis situations. The program is currently fully supported with Federal resources but prior to 2011-12 all local social services districts (LSSDs), including New York City, had a 25 percent share in the EAF program. Between 2011-12 and 2013-14, when no local share was in place, New York City EAF expenditures increased 110 percent. This action will encourage fiscal discipline and will save approximately $15 million in 2015-16.
- Cap Youth Facility Billings to Provide Local Fiscal Relief and Support for Homeless Services: The Executive Budget caps OCFS youth facility billings to LSSDs at a cumulative $275 million through 2018-19, saving local districts approximately $425 million. New York City is required to invest its share of savings, estimated at $220 million, in rental assistance programs or other homeless services to address the growing homeless population.
For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:
Briefing Book – Human Services (PDF)
| Category | Available 2014-15 |
Appropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
Change From 2014-15 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 398,142,000 | 414,254,000 | 16,112,000 | 239,025,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 5,018,880,000 | 4,965,305,000 | (53,575,000) | 2,896,037,000 |
| Capital Projects | 63,000,000 | 63,500,000 | 500,000 | 118,601,000 |
| Total | 5,480,022,000 | 5,443,059,000 | (36,963,000) | 3,253,663,000 |
| Program | 2014-15 Estimated FTEs 03/31/15 |
2015-16 Estimated FTEs 03/31/16 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 339 | 335 | (4) |
| Child Well Being Program | |||
| General Fund | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| Disability Determinations Program | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 939 | 939 | 0 |
| Employment and Economic Support Program | |||
| General Fund | 260 | 260 | 0 |
| Administrative Hearings | |||
| General Fund | 311 | 311 | 0 |
| Specialized Services Program | |||
| General Fund | 45 | 45 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Supported Housing | |||
| Capital Projects Funds - Other | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 1,972 | 1,968 | (4) |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/21/2015