Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (Title IV-A): The provision of financial assistance to low income persons is mandated under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act. Social Services are provided for TEA/WORK PAYS recipients through the SSBG program. The TEA/WORK PAYS program includes a work and training program for TEA/WORK PAYS recipients, has an integral part in the provision of supportive services, and requires coordination with SSBG programs.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI): The Social Security Administration determines eligibility and issues payments for the SSI program for the needy, blind, disabled and aged citizens of Arkansas.

Medicaid (Title XIX): Title XIX of the Social Security Act, the federal statutory basis for the Medical Assistance Program, allows the state to provide financial assistance for low income persons to assist them in securing certain necessary medical services. The cost of the medical services provided to social service clients is covered primarily through the Medical Assistance Program and in accordance with the Arkansas Title XIX Medical Assistance Plan which defines those medical services reimbursable under Title XIX. Services which are inherent responsibilities of a Title XIX facility and intrinsic to its purpose must be provided by the facility under its Title XIX program, not from SSBG funds. Any costs of services not reimbursable through other provisions of the Medical program must be paid from the Title XIX vendor payment. Activities or services which meet, duplicate, or substitute for a facility's service requirements under Title XIX may not be paid for under SSBG. The state may receive reimbursement on a case-by-case basis for some medical or remedial services under SSBG if the client is eligible, if the service is not covered in the Title XIX State Plan or by Medicare, and if the service provided is clearly an integral but subordinate part of a discrete social service specifically defined as such in this Pre-expenditure Report.

Child Welfare Programs: Both federal and state law mandate a child welfare service delivery system directed at safety and child protection, preserving and strengthening family life, providing permanency for children who cannot remain or be reunited with their families, and support services for other youth until they reach the age of majority. Title IV-E and Title IV-B, parts I and II, fund the preponderance of the DCFS program budget for social services and foster care, adoptions, and child welfare training. SSBG funds a relatively smaller portion of the program budget for purchased services costs.