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State officials warn housing and homelessness programs face cuts as one‑time funds expire

California State Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services · March 12, 2026
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CDSS told a Senate budget subcommittee that HDAP, HomeSafe and Bringing Families Home depend on time‑limited funding and may see services scaled back as those balances exhaust in 2026–2028; the administration offered no new ongoing funding proposals at the hearing.

California Department of Social Services officials told the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 that several housing and homelessness programs that serve families and older adults are at risk as one‑time funds are exhausted.

Hannah Zamati, deputy director for CDSS' Housing and Homelessness Division, said the CalWORKs Housing Support Program (HSP), Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP), HomeSafe and Bringing Families Home collectively served 42,725 individuals and families last fiscal year. She warned that those…

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