Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Policy Areas Georgia Once Again Faces Budget Shortfall: Gov Orders Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in More Cuts July 27, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff As the state begins its 2011 fiscal year it is facing another potential budget shortfall of approx $500 million. This is on top of the $2.5 billion in cuts already implemented since FY 2009. Among the three causes is the failure by Congress to extend the enhanced Medicaid match for states. All departments are affected, […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Economic Security Safety Net State Budget
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Policy Areas Reports State Directs Majority of TANF Funds to Child Welfare Despite Rise in TANF Recipients for FY 2011 June 24, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff | 2 Comments on State Directs Majority of TANF Funds to Child Welfare Despite Rise in TANF Recipients for FY 2011 Georgia has 13.7% cumulatively less TANF funds than it had to use for families struggling to make ends meet prior to the Great Recession. Even with less available funding and rising poverty, policymakers continue to use 60% of TANF funds to replace state funds for child welfare-related services while cutting TANF funds from state programs […] Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security Report Safety Net State Budget TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Reports State Budget Slashes Services for Children, Poor, and the Elderly June 15, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Responding to Georgia’s low projected revenues for this upcoming fiscal year, Georgia legislators and the governor agreed to cut $33.5 million in State General Funds from the Department of Human Services (DHS) fiscal year 2011 General Budget compared to the current year’s enacted budget. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Human Services Economic Security Report Safety Net State Budget
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Policy Areas Reports Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal for the Dept. of Human Services April 16, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget proposal cuts the Department of Human Services budget by an additional $11.4 million over the governor’s January proposal. DHS now faces a $33 million cut in state General Funds for FY 2011 compared to this year’s enacted budget. This is a 6.1 percent cut on top of several […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Department of Human Services Economic Security FY 2011 Safety Net State Budget
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Reports Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Department of Human Services Budget Proposals January 27, 2010 / October 13, 2026 by GBPI Staff Download PDF The Department of Human Services is facing a wide variety of budget cuts in the FY 2011 budget proposal. These cuts come on top of the cuts already implemented in the FY 2010 budget. Read more » Department of Human Services Economic Security FY 2010 FY 2011 Report Safety Net State Budget
Cash and Safety Net Clare S. Richie Library Policy Areas Reports Strategies Georgia Can Use to Reduce Rising Poverty August 27, 2009 / October 13, 2026 by GBPI Admin Download PDF Every day, Georgians work hard to support their families. More than 300,000 working families are low income and struggle to provide for their daily needs and their futures. The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute’s series, Strengthening the Foundation, examines the public systems tasked with expanding economic opportunity for individuals and families, carefully analyzes […] Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security poverty Report Safety Net
