The Governor's Proposed Budget Would Eliminate IHSS Services for 81,000 Low-Income Seniors and People With Disabilities
Monday, February 09, 2009
- Organization: The California Budget Project
A new CBP analysis examines the impact of the Governor's proposed cuts to the IHSS Program, which provides in-home services to low-income seniors and people with disabilities to prevent costly out-of-home care. The analysis finds that the Governor's 2009-10 Budget Proposal would reduce program funding by $257.6 million and affect 81,000 vulnerable Californians.
The analysis includes a county-by-county breakdown of the cuts and the number of people affected.
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