Agency Designated as the "Single State Agency" to Administer or to Supervise the Administration of Public Assistance Programs Under Title IV-A (A11 States) 7 9 Financing of Non-Federal Share of Costs of Assistance and Administration: Source and Proportion of State & Local Funds Used for Assistance and Administration . Monthly Amounts for Basic Needs in State Need Standards and Hypothetical Payments to AFDC Families of Two, Three, and Four With No Countable Income After Application of Payment Limitations, If Any Summary Research Tables Based on CHARACTERISTICS OF STATE PLANS FOR in effect October 1, 1983 NUMBER OF STATE JURISDICTIONS ADMINISTERING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Jurisdictions administering public assistance programs under the Social Security Act These include the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. A. Approved programs of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (Title IV-A) B. Approved programs of: 01d-Age Assistance (OAA), Title I Guam Virgin Islands Aid to the Blind (AB), Title X . Guam Virgin Islands Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD), Title XIV Guam Virgin Islands Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD), Title XVI Puerto Rico (For the other 51 jurisdictions, programs under Titles I, X, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act were repealed and superseded by the Federal program of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) which became effective January 1, 1974.) 54 54 2 2 2 1 AGENCY DESIGNATED AS THE "SINGLE STATE AGENCY" TO ADMINISTER OR TO SUPERVISE THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE IV-A OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND TITLES I, X, XIV, AND XVI FOR GUAM, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (38 administered, 16 supervised) ITEM I-A Department of Social Services (Office of Economic New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina AGENCY TITLE Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (Economic Department of Social Services (Public Assistance Division) Department of Human Resources (Division of Social Services) Department of Public Welfare (Division of Public Assistance) Department of Human Resources (Adult and Family Services Department of Public Welfare (Office of Income Maintenance) Department of Social Services (Division of Assistance Tennessee Department of Human Services (Division of Family Assistance) Administered Branch) Utah Income Maintenance) Department of Social Services (Office of Assistance Administered Security) Maine Kentucky Department for Social Insurance (Division of Field Services) Department of Human Services (Income Maintenance Bureau) Administered Vermont Administered Virginia Agency of Human Services (Department of Social Welfare) Administered Administration) Virgin Islands Income Assistance) Administered West Virginia Department of Public Welfare (Income Maintenance Bureau) Insular Department of Social Welfare (Division of Income Department of Social and Health Services (Division of Department of Human Services (Division of Economic Services) Department of Health and Social Services (Division of *If the name of the agency subdivision is not in parentheses, it is the "single State agency," functioning within the framework of the overall agency. STATE AGENCIES ADMINISTERING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TYPE OF ADMINISTRATION AND TYPE OF AGENCY Federal requirement: To be approved, a State Plan must provide for a single State agency to administer the Plan or to supervise its administration by local agencies upon which State rules, regulations, and standards are mandatory. C. II. TYPE OF AGENCY The "single State agency" is a welfare or public assistance agency Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Indiana Kentucky Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Virginia Virgin Islands The "single State agency" is an overall agency, encompassing more than welfare or public assistance Alaska Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Hawaii I da ho Iowa The "single State agency" is a designated subdivision of an overall agency 16 States 20 States 31 States |