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Social Services reports steep benefit reductions; staff cited for extra workload
Summary
Charlotte County Social Services told the Board it has seen a 44% reduction in benefits locally, leaving some residents without coverage; staff have worked extra hours and the agency thanked volunteers and community partners.
Sari Goff, representing the Department of Social Services, told the Charlotte County Board on July 10 that recent changes in government benefits have reduced assistance in the county by 44 percent and in some cases left residents who previously had full coverage with no coverage at all.
Goff thanked the Board for granting staff an extra holiday on July 3 and said her office has been working extra hours to handle the effect of benefit changes. She credited volunteers and the Lions Club for support to the county's food bank and for helping residents during the transition.
Supervisor Robert L. Shook, Jr. was singled out by Goff for his assistance to the food bank. The report did not include specific program-level breakdowns or a count of how many households lost coverage; those details were not specified in the meeting minutes.
