Breaking the Budget Deficit Down - Department of Social Services (DSS) - $190.9 million - Wait, What?

Breaking the Budget Deficit Down - Department of Social Services (DSS) - $190.9 million - Wait, What?:

Breaking the Budget Deficit Down – Department of Social Services (DSS) – $190.9 million

by jonpelto

When Governor Malloy proposed this year’s budget, the General Assembly passed it, and the Governor signed it into law, it was widely understood that the Malloy Administration had purposely underestimated the true costs of funding various programs, especially within the Department of Social Services.

Almost immediately, State Comptroller Kevin Lembo, started warning the Malloy Administration that spending on social services would exceed what was authorized in the state budget.

Eventually, Ben Barnes, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, admitted that the state might spend as much as $100 million more than authorized on these