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Program Description

  Office of Eligibility and Support Services

The Office of Eligibility and Support Services (OESS) serves low-income families and individuals facing significant challenges in meeting basic needs including food, medical coverage, and childcare. OESS determines eligibility for Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA); Temporary Disability Assistance Program (TDAP); Refugee Cash Assistance; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP- formerly known as Food Stamps); Medical Assistance for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (including long-term care); and the Affordable Care Act which includes Community Medical Assistance, Maryland Children's Health Program, Medical Assistance for Families and Children, and Refugee Medical Assistance. OESS provides these services on behalf of the State of Maryland Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, OESS determines eligibility for the County's healthcare for the uninsured services (Maternity Partnership, Care for Kids, Senior Dental Program, and Montgomery Cares).

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Program Contacts

Contact Dira Treadvance of the HHS - Children, Youth and Family Services at 240.777.1223 or Deborah Lambert of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2794 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY22Actual FY23Estimated FY24Target FY25Target FY26
Percent increase in families accessing Food Stamps as a support to self sufficiency measured as the number of families applying for Food Stamp assistance (compared to FY05 as the base year) 1183%282%268%264%260%
Number of SNAP Applications Approved 220,58920,55720,00020,00020,000
Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) job retention rate 90 days 396%94%94%94%94%
1  Value for base year (FY05) is 12,927. OESS saw an increased number of applications filed by refugees and asylees, undocumented customers with eligible children, Medicare eligible customers, customers applying due to the economy, and customers that were not eligible for SNAP due to ending of the pandemic.
2  Number of applications approved is expected to remain relatively stable.
3  Retention rate has remained consistently high. The target for this measure, based on the contract agreement, is 80%.
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Program Budget Changes

FY25 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY24 Approved33442599273.79
Enhance: Office of Eligibility and Support Services (OESS) Navigators - Converts Three Brokers Previously Funded by Grant to Merit Staff to Reduce Wait Times at OESS Offices3047293.00
Enhance: Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Summer and Winter School Break Children's Food Program2110900.00
Shift: Transfer Long-term Vacant Position from DHHS Office of Eligibility and Support Services to Office of Labor Relations to Support Countywide Labor and Employee Relations Functions-64889-1.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.3260251-0.31
FY25 Recommended37153780275.48