Welfare Field Services

Official name: DHS-DSS - Welfare Field Services

Welfare Field Services spent $188 million in FY2026 — 93% of a $203 million budget. It ranks 15 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 7.3% more than in FY2025 ($176 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $188 million$188,331,753
Budget FY2026: $203 millionReserves excluded
Share of budget spent: 93%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +7.3%FY2025: $176 million

37.6% of Social Services spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 3233, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Welfare Field Services by category: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by category

9 categories. The largest, Personnel Services, accounts for 91% of the total.

Categories of Welfare Field Services, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Personnel Services01

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$56.9 million	Not available
FY2007	$59.3 million	Not available
FY2008	$59.0 million	Not available
FY2009	$60.4 million	Not available
FY2010	$65.7 million	$68.1 million
FY2011	$70.4 million	$75.8 million
FY2012	$70.2 million	$74.8 million
FY2013	$70.3 million	$76.7 million
FY2014	$82.6 million	$88.8 million
FY2015	$92.9 million	$99.6 million
FY2016	$105 million	$110 million
FY2017	$109 million	$115 million
FY2018	$112 million	$118 million
FY2019	$116 million	$122 million
FY2020	$123 million	$143 million
FY2021	$118 million	$132 million
FY2022	$134 million	$146 million
FY2023	$141 million	$166 million
FY2024	$120 million	$165 million
FY2025	$176 million	$181 million
FY2026	$188 million	$203 million
FY2027	See note	$205 million

Operating04	$15.8 millionof $16.7 million	$16.7 million	94%	8.4%

Information Services26	$1.72 millionof $1.90 million	$1.90 million	90%	0.9%

SNAP E&t Expansion-Culinary47	$161 thousandof $2.37 million	$2.37 million	7%	0.1%

In-State Travel03	$99.2 thousandof $99.6 thousand	$99.6 thousand	100%	0.1%

Federal SNAP - E & T 50/5016	$48.5 thousandof $58.0 thousand	$58.0 thousand	84%	0.0%

Utilities59	$16.1 thousandof $35.3 thousand	$35.3 thousand	46%	0.0%

Equipment05	$5.1 thousandof $5.1 thousand	$5.1 thousand	100%	0.0%

Federal SNAP E&t 100%46	$787of $662 thousand	$662 thousand	0%	0.0%

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	Personnel Services	Operating	Information Services	SNAP E&t Expansion-Culinary	In-State Travel	Other (4)	Budget
FY2006	$49.6 million	$4.58 million	$993 thousand	—	$114 thousand	$896 thousand	—
FY2007	$51.5 million	$4.57 million	$1.48 million	—	$135 thousand	$552 thousand	—
FY2008	$51.7 million

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
General Fund	$67.2 million	$67.2 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$67.2 million	$67.2 million
Federal funds	$70.2 million	$65.8 million
FF	3531 Fed SNAP Administration 50/50	$39.2 million	$39.1 million
FF	3567 Fed TANF	$24.7 million	$18.1 million
FF	3546 Fed SNAP Employment & Training

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$201 million	$201 million
Changes made by the Legislature	−$462 thousand= $201M	$201 million
Legislature approved	$201 million	$201 million
Federal money added after the session	−$4.40 million= $197M	$197 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$2.61 million= $199M	$199 million
Other changes after the session	+$4.02 million= $203M	$203 million
Current budget	$203 million	$203 million

FY2009	$54.1 million	$4.77 million	$140 thousand	—	$141 thousand	$544 thousand	—

FY2010	$58.4 million	$4.93 million	$849 thousand	—	$124 thousand	$726 thousand	$68.1 million

FY2011	$63.4 million	$5.10 million	$162 thousand	—	$106 thousand	$497 thousand	$75.8 million

FY2012	$63.2 million	$5.25 million	$665 thousand	—	$86.0 thousand	$410 thousand	$74.8 million

FY2013	$63.6 million	$5.37 million	$194 thousand	—	$88.3 thousand	$452 thousand	$76.7 million

FY2014	$72.4 million	$6.24 million	$1.70 million	—	$99.9 thousand	$1.04 million	$88.8 million

FY2015	$82.7 million	$7.80 million	$1.16 million	—	$113 thousand	$412 thousand	$99.6 million

FY2016	$92.8 million	$8.29 million	$1.91 million	—	$119 thousand	$617 thousand	$110 million

FY2017	$97.0 million	$8.48 million	$1.58 million	—	$116 thousand	$199 thousand	$115 million

FY2018	$100 million	$9.51 million	$1.09 million	$15.4 thousand	$95.6 thousand	$147 thousand	$118 million

FY2019	$103 million	$11.7 million	$761 thousand	$27.1 thousand	$81.2 thousand	$111 thousand	$122 million

FY2020	$108 million	$12.1 million	$1.27 million	$4.9 thousand	$99.6 thousand	$44.8 thousand	$143 million

FY2021	$105 million	$9.83 million	$1.21 million	$14.8 thousand	$65.3 thousand	$37.4 thousand	$132 million

FY2022	$117 million	$12.4 million	$3.40 million	$33.1 thousand	$92.3 thousand	$96.2 thousand	$146 million

FY2023	$124 million	$13.8 million	$1.69 million	$10.6 thousand	$92.3 thousand	$100 thousand	$166 million

FY2024	$107 million	$8.30 million	$1.05 million	$12.4 thousand	$83.1 thousand	$123 thousand	$165 million

FY2025	$159 million	$13.6 million	$1.49 million	$48.1 thousand	$98.3 thousand	$151 thousand	$181 million

FY2026	$171 million	$15.8 million	$1.72 million	$161 thousand	$99.2 thousand	$70.5 thousand	$203 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$205 million

Everything else	$841 thousand	$889 thousand
OF	3340 Universal Energy Charge-Uec	$841 thousand	$841 thousand
OF	4677 Trans From Operating Acct	$0	$48.2 thousand

Everything else

3340 Universal Energy Charge-Uec

4677 Trans From Operating Acct

Moved between state accounts · not new money	$65.5 million	$69.5 million
IA	3872 Title XIX Medicaid 50/75/90	$63.6 million	$63.6 million
IA	2516 Budgetary Transfers	$0	$3.00 million
IA	3873 Title XXI NV Checkup Schip Fmap	$1.90 million	$1.90 million
IA	4675 Trans From Community SVCS	$0	$689 thousand
IA	4676 Trans From Adj Gen Const FD	$0	$332 thousand

Moved between state accounts · not new money

3872 Title XIX Medicaid 50/75/90

2516 Budgetary Transfers

3873 Title XXI NV Checkup Schip Fmap

4675 Trans From Community SVCS

4676 Trans From Adj Gen Const FD

Carried over from last year · not new money	$0	$2.61 million
BF	2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year	$0	$2.61 million

Carried over from last year · not new money

2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year

Welfare Field Services

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by category

Over time

Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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