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Human Services

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Child WelfareDisability ServicesElder ServicesJuvenile JusticeOther Human ServicesTransitional AssistanceTotals
FY27 GAA$1,471,135,118$3,491,746,744$1,053,395,124$180,151,508$915,953,441$1,137,010,002$8,249,391,937
FY27 Sen$1,470,749,255$3,491,396,745$1,050,873,298$183,573,577$908,668,442$1,170,343,483$8,275,604,800
FY27 SWM$1,470,249,255$3,489,946,745$1,049,501,298$182,973,577$905,721,942$1,170,343,483$8,268,736,300
FY27 House$1,461,193,325$3,488,696,745$1,051,128,125$179,518,296$918,841,426$1,135,360,002$8,234,737,919
FY27 HWM$1,468,748,387$3,490,839,854$1,049,389,212$183,066,302$906,038,214$1,172,563,084$8,270,645,053
FY27 Gov$1,468,748,387$3,490,839,854$1,049,389,212$183,066,302$906,038,214$1,172,563,084$8,270,645,053
FY26$1,512,574,271$3,480,346,717$966,544,484$181,581,713$523,077,082$1,314,332,563$7,978,456,830
FY25$1,635,221,831$3,514,027,391$802,361,357$207,185,576$991,521,299$1,262,451,619$8,412,769,072
FY24$1,501,425,190$3,333,831,803$761,990,098$202,688,137$876,132,571$1,232,484,253$7,908,552,053
FY23$1,373,824,998$3,021,674,235$796,434,396$194,399,022$1,139,246,337$1,231,773,749$7,757,352,737
FY22$1,347,630,358$3,594,983,435$742,472,981$204,339,029$1,188,493,408$984,962,257$8,062,881,469
FY21$1,372,287,855$2,861,738,780$753,340,866$225,345,523$456,021,466$935,759,761$6,604,494,252
FY20$1,405,351,664$2,889,724,105$731,202,410$237,143,502$283,667,409$913,060,906$6,460,149,995
FY19$1,349,004,540$2,709,154,866$710,027,171$240,655,149$279,344,193$898,105,631$6,186,291,550
FY18$1,338,096,484$2,677,754,373$697,808,716$245,790,491$290,218,449$893,845,219$6,143,513,732
FY17$1,326,818,553$2,662,039,828$384,613,871$246,916,007$299,610,718$920,754,598$5,840,753,575
FY16$1,286,373,335$2,634,769,111$377,629,687$252,570,141$306,619,154$989,773,351$5,847,734,778
FY15$1,206,066,343$2,534,690,586$362,849,763$250,011,099$255,468,639$1,026,633,201$5,635,719,632
FY14$1,117,347,299$2,234,774,817$340,455,713$241,922,046$252,140,578$1,125,212,049$5,311,852,503
FY13$1,071,436,213$2,116,911,924$327,244,118$226,856,396$255,176,126$1,133,712,217$5,131,336,995
FY12$1,082,517,893$2,080,951,261$326,704,432$217,733,053$212,886,863$1,171,570,940$5,092,364,443
FY11$1,105,456,541$2,084,464,913$339,143,300$221,466,076$197,594,033$1,204,948,347$5,153,073,211
FY10$1,177,856,452$2,068,356,077$344,235,862$232,254,268$192,792,031$1,201,343,419$5,216,838,107
FY09$1,255,299,764$2,115,622,731$361,904,598$254,220,023$230,105,724$1,211,750,143$5,428,902,982
FY08$1,259,645,291$2,093,707,586$373,990,460$257,441,024$231,178,031$1,212,564,681$5,428,527,073
FY07$1,270,684,694$2,075,762,226$371,400,507$262,312,609$222,423,805$1,243,027,343$5,445,611,185
FY06$1,235,647,165$2,036,424,468$366,609,717$251,496,728$215,093,474$1,313,473,350$5,418,744,902
Child WelfareDisability ServicesElder ServicesJuvenile JusticeOther Human ServicesTransitional AssistanceTotals
FY27 GAA$1,471,135,118$3,491,746,744$1,053,395,124$180,151,508$915,953,441$1,137,010,002$8,249,391,937
FY27 Sen$1,470,749,255$3,491,396,745$1,050,873,298$183,573,577$908,668,442$1,170,343,483$8,275,604,800
FY27 SWM$1,470,249,255$3,489,946,745$1,049,501,298$182,973,577$905,721,942$1,170,343,483$8,268,736,300
FY27 House$1,461,193,325$3,488,696,745$1,051,128,125$179,518,296$918,841,426$1,135,360,002$8,234,737,919
FY27 HWM$1,468,748,387$3,490,839,854$1,049,389,212$183,066,302$906,038,214$1,172,563,084$8,270,645,053
FY27 Gov$1,468,748,387$3,490,839,854$1,049,389,212$183,066,302$906,038,214$1,172,563,084$8,270,645,053
FY26$1,512,574,271$3,480,346,717$966,544,484$181,581,713$523,077,082$1,314,332,563$7,978,456,830
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