The Economic Services Administration (ESA) provides services that help people meet basic needs and become self-sufficient. ESA core services focus on: 1) Poverty Reduction and Self-sufficiency – Helping low-income people meet their basic needs and achieve economic independence through cash grants, food and medical assistance, and employment-focused services; 2) Child Support Services – Ensuring parents live up to the responsibility of supporting their children and improving the self-sufficiency of families through paternity establishment and increased financial and medical support; 3) Financial Recovery – Using administrative collection processes, remedies, and tools to collect other debts owed to the department and other state agencies. Helps programs meet current expenditures and provide financial assistance, medical care, and other benefits and services to those in need; and 4) Disability Determination Services (DDS) – Determining whether individuals applying for Social Security disability benefits have a disability that prevents them from working. Under contract with the Social Security Administration, DDS determines whether individuals qualify for benefits from the Social Security Administration and medical services.

To transform lives by empowering individuals and families to thrive.