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Dept of Social and Health Services

RCW 28.A.10, 43.20, 43.20A, 72.01, 72.36, 74.04, 74.15

The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is Washington’s largest state agency. In any given month, DSHS provides some type of shelter, care, protection, or support for 2.0 million of our state’s 7.4 million citizens. DSHS is divided into five direct service administrations (Aging and Long Term Support Administration, Behavioral Health Administration, Developmental Disabilities Administration, Economic Services Administration, and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation) and two support administrations (Facilities, Finance, and Analytics Administration and Services and Enterprise Support Administration). DSHS’ goal and commitment is captured in the following six themes – 1) Prepare for aging Washingtonians; 2) Support people in our care and custody; 3) Serve people in their home community; 4) Provide a pathway out of poverty and become healthier; 5) Increase organizational efficiency, performance and effectiveness and; 6) an employer of choice.

Agency Mission

The Department of Social and Health Services is tied together by a single mission: to transform lives. Each administration within DSHS has a refined focus on this mission.
Request 22,211,760,000
Net change from current biennium 4,468,665,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 25.2% Increase

Operating Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds

2021-23 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   2019-21 Actual 2021-23 Estimated 2023-25 Proposed
(58,769,000) General Fund - 58,769,000 9,308,000
9,696,585,774 295,611,774 General Fund - Federal 8,227,853,922 9,400,974,000 10,402,022,000
351,360,000 349,025,000 Coronavirus St Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal 5,399,000 2,335,000 2,275,000
90,149,380 442,380 General Fund - Private/Local 90,343,181 89,707,000 100,826,000
Problem Gambling Account - Private/Local
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - Nonappropriated
State Agency Ofc Relocat Pool Acct - Nonappropriated 4,487,914
Foster Parent Shared Leave Pool - Nonappropriated
Adult Family Home Account - Nonappropriated 371,583
8,830,835 8,830,835 Info Tech Invest Rev Acct - Nonappropriated 6,542,638
Institutional Stores Account - Nonappropriated 203,119
Institutional Residents' Deposit - Nonappropriated 8,127,545
Nursing Home Civil Penalties Acct - Nonappropriated 1,413,376
Children and Families Acct - Nonappropriated
Institutional Welfare/Betterment - Nonappropriated 1,237,529
7,677,108,000 31,794,000 General Fund - State 5,814,462,935 7,645,314,000 10,194,594,000
(7,567,000) Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State 7,567,000 17,100,000
(330,076,000) State Building Construction Account - State 330,076,000 1,206,731,000
Criminal Justice Treatment Account - State
Disaster Response Account - State 6,150,000
2,404,000 Domestic Violence Prevention Acct - State 1,918,133 2,404,000 2,404,000
Problem Gambling Account - State
WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State
Administrative Contingency Account - State 4,000,000
5,586,000 Traumatic Brain Injury Account - State 3,008,983 5,586,000 5,586,000
Budget Stabilization Account - State 151,795,582
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account - State 815,000
Dedicated Cannabis Account - State
500,112 500,112 SW Info Tech Sys Dev Rev Acct - State
Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State 103,128,000
133,360,000 Skilled Nursing Facility Net Trust - State 123,585,270 133,360,000 133,360,000
15,003,000 Long-Term Servs & Sup Trust Account - State 2,627,627 15,003,000 44,301,000
52,000,000 Developmental Dis Comm Service Acct - State 52,000,000 37,438,000
WA Housing Crisis Response Account - State 55,000,000
18,032,887,101 289,792,101 Total Appropriated Funds 14,556,656,337 17,743,095,000 22,211,760,000

Non-Appropriated Funds

Capital Budget: Summary

  Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   Actual Estimated Proposed
2,335,000 2,335,000 Coronavirus St Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal
7,255,200 7,255,200 Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State 6,549,957
306,809,980 306,809,980 State Building Construction Account - State 104,900,855
316,400,180 316,400,180 Total Appropriated Funds 111,450,813

Operating Budget: Program Summary

Program Title Actual Estimated Proposed
Actual Estimated Estimated Proposed Proposed
Children's Administration 1,422,277
Mental Health 521,680,576 514,392,688 196,782,650 684,168,000 729,481,000
Developmental Disabilities 2,063,838,318 2,083,395,488 793,206,786 2,690,071,000 2,713,502,000
Long-Term Care 3,713,165,076 3,848,949,209 1,480,260,391 5,230,095,000 5,383,601,000
Economic Services Administration 1,199,438,895 1,158,008,168 517,933,062 1,436,781,000 1,372,424,000
Vocational Rehabilitation 61,589,598 62,064,091 21,316,380 81,328,000 83,326,000
Administration/Supporting Services 64,004,559 68,645,893 25,230,644 78,738,000 79,782,000
Special Commitment Program 52,682,618 58,808,377 20,563,186 82,619,000 82,718,000
Payments to Other Agencies 61,514,510 89,096,137 29,537,172 103,416,000 98,604,000
Information System Services 4,313,897
Consolidated Field Services 7,776
Annual Total 7,737,914,151 7,883,360,051 3,090,574,221 10,387,216,000 10,543,438,000

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

Actual Estimated Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
1,749,116,419 13.7% (3,571,740,496) (24.6%) 9,956,719,728 90.7%

Employment Summary

  Actual Estimated Proposed
  2020-21 Actual 2021-22 Estimated 2022-23 Estimated 2023-24 Proposed 2024-25 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 15,810.2 15,550.4 15,713.4 17,952.0 18,478.8