The New York State Department of Family Assistance (DFA), also known as the Department of Family Services, is a department of the New York state government. Social Services Law § 5; "The state department of social welfare, provided for in the constitution, is hereby continued." Social Services Law § 2(1); "Department means the state department of social services .. Chap. 436 of the Laws of 1997, § 122; " ..the department of social services ..is hereby renamed the department of family assistance. .. Its regulations are compiled in title 18 of the ''

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''. It is composed of two autonomous offices:The Welfare Reform Act of 1997, Chap. 436 of the Laws of 1997, § 122. "(a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, effective April 1, 1997, the department of social services, as established by chapter 55 of the consolidated laws of the state of New York, is hereby renamed the department of family assistance. Within the department there shall be the following autonomous offices: (1) the office of children and family services; and (2) the office of temporary and disability assistance. (b) The head of the office of children and family services shall be the commissioner of children and family services and the head of the office of temporary and disability assistance shall be the commissioner of temporary and disability assistance. .. * the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) * the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)

Welfare Management System

The

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receives, maintains and processes information relating to persons who apply for benefits, or who are determined to be eligible for benefits under any program administered by the department.

Fair hearings

Administrative reviews ("Fair Hearings") of decisions by a local social services agency are handled by the OTDA Office of Administrative Hearings. A Rivera request, also known as an evidence packet request, is the document (labeled W-186A) used for requesting evidence relating to a NYC Human Resources Administration fair hearing pursuant to the stipulation and settlement in '' Rivera v. Bane''.

History

On August 20, 1997,

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signed the

Welfare Reform Act of 1997 Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...

that, in relevant part, renamed the Department of Social Services (DSS) as the Department of Family Assistance, and also divided the department into Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and the State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). These two offices assumed many of DSS' functions. Other functions of the former DSS were transferred to the

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and the

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. In addition, as part of the reorganization of State government, OCFS assumed all of the functions of the Division for Youth (DFY). It was also formerly the Department of Social Welfare.

References

External links

New York State Department of Family Services

New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

New York State Office of Children and Family Services

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New York Office of Children and Family Services
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