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Larimer County Human Services reports budget pressures: county admin, TANF reserves and childcare assistance under strain
Summary
Department leaders said state and federal funding rules, rising caseloads and program mandates left several Human Services allocations under pressure in FY24–25; county staff described overspending in county administration and child welfare and a continued freeze on child care assistance.
Larimer County Human Services presented its annual August fiscal update to the Board of Social Services on Aug. 20, reporting fiscal-year 2024–25 closeout numbers and how state and federal program changes are affecting county budgets.
Why it matters: county staff said a mix of rising caseloads, underfunded state formulas and new federal policy risks are increasing workload and creating recurring overspend in several allocations. The department will use reserves and county fund balance where closeout redistributions are insufficient.
Heather O’Hare, Larimer County Human Services director, said the department’s total state fiscal-year budget was just over $62 million and noted approximately 82.6% of…
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