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Supervisors send Elder Economic Security Index pilot to full board after extensive public support
Summary
The subcommittee accepted an amendment and forwarded a pilot to use the Elder Economic Security Index for the Community Living Fund to the full Board, after staff presentations and extensive public comment highlighting gaps in federal poverty measures for seniors and people with disabilities.
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee on May 6 voted to send an ordinance pilot to the full Board that would use the Elder Economic Security Index to analyze recipients of the Community Living Fund. The committee accepted an amendment of the whole clarifying the pilot will collect data on all recipients of the fund — not only elders — and will return to the Board with results before any eligibility changes are adopted.
Rick Dalbrith introduced the measure on behalf of absent Supervisor Ross Merkurimi and emphasized the Community Living Fund was chosen because…
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