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DCF projects one-time CCFAP caseload savings; payroll-tax special fund seen covering part of costs

2121514 · January 16, 2025
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DCF told the House Appropriations Committee it projects a one-time caseload savings in the Child Care Financial Assistance Program (CCFAP) based on uptake timing and will use projected payroll-tax special fund revenue to offset general fund costs this fiscal year.

The Department for Children and Families told the House Appropriations Committee Thursday that the Child Care Financial Assistance Program (CCFAP) is projecting a one-time caseload savings and that projected excess revenue in the childcare payroll-tax special fund can offset general fund dollars previously added to the program.

Megan Seaton, Financial Director for DCF, said the department’s analysis of caseload trends, enrollment timing and income bands shows a large surplus for CCFAP in the current year and that the…

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