Impact of Budget Cuts by County/Program

March 17, 2008

Impact of Budget Cuts by County/Program

Impact of Budget Cuts by County/Program has been published by the California Budget Project.

This report by the California Budget Project highlights the potential impacts of proposed budget cuts by the California governor on public services and programs. The report examines these impacts for each California county and for each of the school districts. Affected programs and services that are examined include Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, in-home supportive services, K-12 education, state childcare and preschool, SSI (Supplemental Social Security Income) and SSP (State Supplementary Payment).

Selected Findings:

• LA County could see a reduction in spending of $670 per student on K-12 targeted programs.
• Budget cuts in education could affect more than 1.5 million students in LA County alone.
• Cuts to health care providers will affect more than 2.2 million Medi-Cal recipients in LA County, who may face reduced health care services.
• LA County could face over 5,000 "lost" pre-school/childcare slots (available spaces).
• Out of all the counties, LA County would have the most people affected (over 400,000) with the proposed budget reductions to SSI/SSP (supplemental income payments to seniors and those with disabilities).
• In LA County, close to 30,000 children could lose CalWORKs cash assistance, due to the proposed budget reductions in the program.