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Other Human Services

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY25 Gov$632,060,115$632,060,115
FY24$528,747,943$533,422,243
FY23$913,166,687$867,048,612
FY22$422,653,639$385,225,369
FY21$420,643,129$357,764,037
FY20$257,823,911$214,376,500
FY19$254,838,742$208,597,543
FY18$263,792,834$211,541,322
FY17$272,555,863$213,776,407
FY16$279,336,749$215,093,304
FY15$231,628,553$177,180,077
FY14$230,667,351$175,191,290
FY13$216,976,002$162,267,931
FY12$192,898,649$141,870,322
FY11$180,044,869$128,638,900
FY10$175,490,188$122,945,726
FY09$208,377,604$144,563,265
FY08$200,211,516$136,979,613
FY07$213,282,911$140,703,029
FY06$196,218,422$126,166,615
FY05$161,819,388$100,260,881
FY04$131,092,622$78,853,839
FY03$130,469,476$76,785,270
FY02$145,166,448$83,593,332
FY01$162,913,925$92,180,827

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

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Between and
Funding for Other Human Services
215.7%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY24 Leg$426,673,603$430,445,534
FY24 Sen$423,429,318$427,172,568
FY24 SWM$418,476,849$422,176,318
FY24 Hou$415,924,382$419,601,286
FY24 HWM$413,808,090$417,466,286
FY24 Gov$414,047,968$417,708,284
FY23 GAA$468,919,760$445,237,691
FY23 SWM$463,928,136$440,498,161
FY23 Hou$465,707,531$442,187,691
FY23 HWM$464,062,449$440,625,691
FY23 Gov$463,090,849$439,703,160
FY22 GAA$306,600,570$279,449,428

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY23 GovFY24 GovFY25 Gov
Welcome Home Bill Bonus Payments$2,952,750$2,779,058$2,803,626
Bonus Payments to War Veterans$46,867$44,110$44,500
Office of the Veteran Advocate$0$743,428$765,000
Veterans Services Administration and Operations$5,289,985$7,735,184$11,847,589
Veterans Outreach Centers Including Homeless Shelters$9,451,558$9,435,806$8,320,622
Women Veterans Outreach$659,814$623,037$724,239
Agawam and Winchendon Cemeteries Retained Revenue$726,701$753,340$760,000
Veteran Service Officer Training and Certification$392,227$369,155$377,496
Train Vets to Treat Vets$289,627$272,590$275,000
Shelters For Homeless Veterans$4,384,065$4,205,477$3,992,315
New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans$3,177,968$3,469,330$3,750,000
Veterans Benefits$71,837,942$67,612,165$70,409,878
Agawam and Winchendon Veterans Cemeteries$1,441,172$1,365,930$1,437,876
War Memorials$800,424$685,936$0
Department of Veterans Services IT$0$4,120,802$3,852,011
Chapter 257 Reserve$242,233,636$171,484,027$390,000,000
Food Security Infrastructure Grants$0$24,780,929$0
Emergency Food Assistance Program (Food Banks)$32,122,287$31,422,218$37,116,330
Personal Care Attendant Council$2,961,355$2,787,158$3,515,395
Low-Income Citizenship Program$1,087,965$1,027,871$1,295,460
Operation of Betsy Lehman Center$0$0$2,500,000
Chelsea Soldiers Home$51,286,120$47,995,810$53,622,916
Chelsea License Plate Retained Revenue$631,914$594,742$0
Holyoke Soldiers Home$29,853,382$28,476,834$33,775,665
Holyoke Antenna Retained Revenue$5,266$0$0
Holyoke Pharmacy Co-Payment Fee Retained Revenue$115,851$0$0
Holyoke Canteen Retained Revenue$0$49,562$50,000
Holyoke Telephone and Television Retained Revenue$52,659$0$0
Holyoke 12 Bed Retained Revenue$868,037$816,976$824,197
Holyoke License Plate Retained Revenue$421,276$396,495$0
FY23 GovFY24 GovFY25 Gov
Welcome Home Bill Bonus Payments$2,952,750$2,779,058$2,803,626
Bonus Payments to War Veterans$46,867$44,110$44,500
Welcome Home Bill Life Insurance Premium Reimbursement Program$0$0$0
Office of the Veteran Advocate$0$743,428$765,000
Veterans Services Administration and Operations$5,289,985$7,735,184$11,847,589
Veterans Outreach Centers Including Homeless Shelters$9,451,558$9,435,806$8,320,622
Women Veterans Outreach$659,814$623,037$724,239
National WWII Memorial$0$0$0
Agawam and Winchendon Cemeteries Retained Revenue$726,701$753,340$760,000
Veterans Workforce Program$0$0$0
Veteran Service Officer Training and Certification$392,227$369,155$377,496
Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes Fund$0$0$0
Train Vets to Treat Vets$289,627$272,590$275,000
Veterans Services Pension Recovery Revenue Maximization$0$0$0
WWII Veterans Memorial, Gloucester$0$0$0
Shelters For Homeless Veterans$4,384,065$4,205,477$3,992,315
New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans$3,177,968$3,469,330$3,750,000
Annuities to Disabled Veterans Gold Star Parents and Spouses$0$0$0
Veterans Benefits$71,837,942$67,612,165$70,409,878
POW/MIA Eternal Flame$0$0$0
Agawam and Winchendon Veterans Cemeteries$1,441,172$1,365,930$1,437,876
War Memorials$800,424$685,936$0
Department of Veterans Services IT$0$4,120,802$3,852,011
Worcester Vietnam Veterans Memorial$0$0$0
Human Service Salary Reserve Fund$0$0$0
Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes Fund$0$0$0
Non-Profit Capital Projects Reserve$0$0$0
EOHHS Workforce Reserve$0$0$0
Immigrant Assistance Reserve$0$0$0
POS Regulatory Evaluation$0$0$0
Federal PRWORA Compliance Reserve$0$0$0
Purchase of Service Provider Salary Reserve$0$0$0
Purchase of Service Provider Salary Reserve$0$0$0
Human Service Salary Reserve$0$0$0
Chapter 257 Reserve$242,233,636$171,484,027$390,000,000
Human Services Salary Reserve$0$0$0
Food Security Infrastructure Grants$0$24,780,929$0
Emergency Food Assistance Program (Food Banks)$32,122,287$31,422,218$37,116,330
Community Food Security$0$0$0
Common Application Portal$0$0$0
Health and Human Services Programs and Special Projects$0$0$0
Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment$0$0$0
Personal Care Attendant Council$2,961,355$2,787,158$3,515,395
Family Resource Centers$0$0$0
Executive Office of Health and Human Services$0$0$0
Domestic Violence Service Initiatives$0$0$0
Quality Care Fund Reserve$0$0$0
Mass. Technology Collaborative Grants$0$0$0
Citizenship Assistance Program$0$0$0
Soldiers Home Air Conditioning$0$0$0
Office of Residential and Placement Licensure$0$0$0
Low-Income Citizenship Program$1,087,965$1,027,871$1,295,460
Operation of Betsy Lehman Center$0$0$2,500,000
Chelsea Soldiers Home$51,286,120$47,995,810$53,622,916
Chelsea Telephone and Television Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Chelsea License Plate Retained Revenue$631,914$594,742$0
Holyoke Soldiers Home$29,853,382$28,476,834$33,775,665
Holyoke Antenna Retained Revenue$5,266$0$0
Holyoke Pharmacy Co-Payment Fee Retained Revenue$115,851$0$0
Holyoke Canteen Retained Revenue$0$49,562$50,000
Holyoke Telephone and Television Retained Revenue$52,659$0$0
Holyoke 12 Bed Retained Revenue$868,037$816,976$824,197
Holyoke License Plate Retained Revenue$421,276$396,495$0
Long-Term Care Resident Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Medical Equipment Purchase$0$0$0
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program$0$0$0
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