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Budget concerns for social safety net programs
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Council Member Ayala expresses concerns about inadequate budgeting for vital social safety net programs and legislatively required expenditures starting in fiscal year 2026.
- Programs affected include rental assistance and cash assistance
- Concerns about funding for prevailing wage for DHS shelter security
- These programs are not budgeted at current spending levels for FY26 and beyond
- Call for more effective allocation of limited resources during challenging times
Diana Ayala
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Additionally, there are vital social service net programs, safety net programs such as rental assistance and cash assistance, as well as legislatively required expenditures such as the prevailing wage for DHS shelter security that are not budgeted at current spending levels starting in fiscal year twenty twenty six.
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While the budget maintains the essential benefits programs administered by HRA and the shelter programs administered by DHS, we need to think more deeply about where we can most efficient effectively allocate our limited resources especially during these uniquely challenging times.