"Though county voters in 2024 approved a sales tax increase to combat the homelessness crisis, county officials said they faced a more than $270 million budget gap to maintain current homeless service operations. That's because the cost to run the entire system is rising, while some state and federal funds that previously paid for certain programs are going away, according to the newly created Los Angeles County Department of Homeless Services and Housing."
"Mahin described the new spending plan as one that tries to preserve as much interim and permanent housing as possible. Instead, $27 million will be cut from outreach and navigation programs that help homeless individuals get into housing to begin with. Other cuts are coming to some forms of rental assistance, as well as a program that funds the acquisition of apartment buildings to house homeless people."
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved sweeping cuts to homeless services to address a more than $270 million budget gap. Rising system costs and the loss of some state and federal funds created the shortfall. The county will aim to preserve interim and permanent housing where possible while reducing other supports. Outreach and navigation programs will lose $27 million. Pathway Home will lose $92 million, reducing motel encampment cleanups from 30 to 10 and closing 13 motel sites. Cuts also affect rental assistance and apartment acquisition programs, with nearly $200 million cut overall.
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