Committee keeps Working Families Income Supplement match intact, declines executive increase
Apr 29, 2026
Committee declined the County Executive’s proposed 4% increase to the county match for the Working Families Income Supplement and elected to keep the county match at 56% for FY27; staff noted the executive’s alternative—reducing the county match to 0%—would have added $33M in one‑year savings but would cut a key anti‑poverty program.
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The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee opted not to reduce the Working Families Income Supplement (WIFAS/WFIS) county match and declined the County Executive’s recommended 4% increase to the match.
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