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Changes to DHS budget in the preliminary plan

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Council Member Ayala details the changes made to the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) budget in the preliminary plan for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

  • $625.8 million in city-funded new needs for FY25
  • $554.2 million one-time funding for growing non-asylum seeker shelter population
  • $283.4 million decrease in FY25 and $1.34 billion decrease in FY26 due to asylum seeker response cost reestimate
  • $1.4 billion transferred from DHS budget to other city agencies for response efforts in FY26