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San Francisco aging and disability agency braces for steep budget shortfall; citywide gap climbs to $1.7 billion
Summary
Human Services Agency budget director Dan Kaplan told the Disability and Aging Services Commission the city'wide revenue shortfall has widened to about $1.7 billion and outlined $6.2 million in reduction targets for DAS next year, possible suspension of an IHSS wage increase and contingency steps to preserve core services for older adults and people with disabilities.
Dan Kaplan, budget director for the San Francisco Human Services Agency, told the Disability and Aging Services Commission on June 9 that the city's revenue outlook plunged during the COVID-19 downturn and that the Mayor's office and controller now project a roughly $1.7 billion cumulative shortfall.
The shortfall, Kaplan said, reflects rapidly changing assumptions: a December projection of roughly $419 million had swelled to $1.1 billion–$1.7 billion by March and May as tax and fee revenue collapsed. "We went from a December shortfall projection of $419,000,000 to a March projection of $1,100,000,000 to $1,700,000,000 shortfall," Kaplan said, explaining the figures guide agency rebalancing.
Why it matters: DAS and HSA provide services to thousands of older adults and people with disabilities. Kaplan told commissioners the mayor's…
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