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Committee advances increase in grandparent and relative caregiver subsidy amid budget questions
Summary
Bill 26-398 would raise the daily grandparent/close-relative caregiver subsidy to $38 in FY27 with annual inflation adjustment; members supported the policy but raised fiscal concerns about a $6 million FY26 impact and $25 million over the financial plan.
The committee moved Bill 26-398 to print with leave for staff after members expressed broad support for raising the grandparent and close-relative caregiver subsidy to $38 per day in fiscal year 2027 and indexing it for inflation thereafter.
Council member Parker (S6), the bill sponsor, said the increase aims to address the long-standing gap between the current…
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