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City Budget Cuts
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Preliminary FY2013 New York City Budget Cuts
The Mayor’s Preliminary Budget represents a total of $185 million in cuts to human services, including those made in the November Plan. As expected, the proposal automatically cuts funding that was restored by the City Council in the adopted budget last year. A comprehensive list of those cuts, totaling $154.37 million and the summary of cuts enacted in November 2011 are below. These cuts come after approximately $165 million in lost human services in the last two enacted budgets ($45 million in FY11 and $120 million in FY12).
Service cuts not only hurt people in need, but the low wage workforce that serves them. HSC estimates that we have lost a total of 5,500 jobs based on previous cuts and can expect to lose and additional 6,200 jobs if the proposed cuts of $185 million go through. We need to re-invest in programs that are proven to be cost-effective and help get people to become and remain employed. We hope there is a real recognition during the budget negotiation process of the role human services play as employers and as agents in removing barriers to work for struggling families. Human services help people get and keep jobs; they stabilize families by securing food, healthcare, housing, afterschool, child and elder care, and more. These services also promote work readiness through literacy programs, employment and training services, resume and job search assistance and other career preparation approaches.
HSC has created an interactive map showing the impact of the cuts enacted last year to some programs and services in New York City and how they are affecting neighborhoods city-wide. The cuts that are demonstrated on the map are not all the cuts that have been implemented across the City. Some cuts were not severe enough to force a program or service center closure and some cuts have yet to be realized on the ground. For example there are 56 childcare centers that will be losing a total of 10,000 slots, but those centers have not been made public to date. As more cuts are made public, we will update the map on our Budget Cuts page.
Below is a summary of the cuts proposed as part of the Mayor’s preliminary budget and the 2011 November Plan.
| SUMMARY OF FY13 CUTS TO HUMAN SERVICES BY AGENCY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AGING (in millions) | FY12 City Council Single-Year Restorations | November Plan FY12 Cuts | November Plan FY13 Cuts |
| Borough President Discretionary | $4.10 | ||
| Council Discretionary Funds | $5.50 | ||
| Elder Abuse Prevention | $0.80 | ||
| Senior Center Closures | $1.65 | ||
| Information and Referral/Extended Services | $1.00 | ||
| NORC Supportive Services | $0.90 | ||
| Space Costs at Senior Centers | $1.50 | ||
| Transportation Operating Costs | $2.00 | ||
| CityMeals on Wheels | $1.00 | ||
| Case Management Contracts | $3.00 | ||
| TOTAL | $21.45 | ||
*Innovative Senior Centers were base lined by the Administration at $3.75 million.
*Further cuts were not proposed for in the 2011 November Plan or the FY13 Preliminary Budget.
| CHILD CARE (in millions) | FY12 City Council Single-Year Restorations | November Plan FY12 Cuts | November Plan FY13 Cuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 Child Care Classrooms | $12.02 | ||
| 60 "Additional" Child Care Classrooms | $10.00 | ||
| Child Care Vouchers | $13.60 | ||
| Day Care Centers | $6.44 | ||
| Day Care Permit Revenue Increase | -$0.10 | ||
| TOTAL | $42.06 | -$0.10 |
| CHILD WELFARE (in millions) | FY12 City Council Single-Year Restorations | November Plan FY12 Cuts | November Plan FY13 Cuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Protective Staffing | $3.60 | ||
| Child Welfare Personnel | $1.00 | ||
| TOTAL | $4.60 |
*Further cuts were not proposed for in the 2011 November Plan or the FY13 Preliminary Budget.
| HEALTH (in millions) | FY12 City Council Single-Year Restorations | November Plan FY12 Cuts | November Plan FY13 Cuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asthma Control Initiative | $0.50 | ||
| HIV/AIDS Communities of Color Initiative | $1.13 | ||
| HIV/AIDS Faith-Based Initiative | $1.50 | ||
| Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative | $2.50 | ||
| Injection Drug Users Health Alliance | $1.00 | ||
| Rapid HIV Testing | $2.00 | ||
| HIV Prevention Contracts | -$1.40 | ||
| HIV/AIDS Initiative for Older Adults | $0.40 | ||
| Reduced Saturday STD Clinic Screening and Prevention | -$0.46 | ||
| Early Intervention Eligibility "Strengthened" | -$3.00 | -$5.30 | |
| TOTAL | $9.03 | -$3.00 | -$7.16 |
| HOMELESS & SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES (in millions) | FY12 City Council Single-Year Restorations | November Plan FY12 Cuts | November Plan FY13 Cuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 248 HRA HASA Case Managers | $8.50 | ||
| Onsite HASA Case Managers | $1.88 | ||
| Onsite HASA Case Managers | $2.72 | ||
| HASA Supportive Housing Contracts | $2.37 | ||
| Homeless Prevention Fund | $0.25 | ||
| Medical Service in Adult Shelters | $1.20 | ||
| Family Shelter (small families w/children sharing space)* | -$2.26 | -$9.90 | |
| TOTAL | $21.42 | -$2.26 | -$9.90 |
*The FY12 Executive Budget proposed $4.5 million in savings by having families with children share space. This proposal was withdrawn by the administration in the adopted budget, but it was re-introduced in the November PEGS.
| IMMIGRANT SERVICES (in millions) | FY12 City Council Single-Year Restorations | November Plan FY12 Cuts | November Plan FY13 Cuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Literacy Services Initiative | $1.50 | ||
| Adult Literacy Programs FY11 PEG | $1.00 | ||
| Immigrant Opportunity Initiative | $4.00 | ||
| TOTAL | $6.50 |
*Further cuts were not proposed for in the 2011 November Plan or the FY13 Preliminary Budget.
| JUVENILE / CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES (in millions) | FY12 City Council Single-Year Restorations | November Plan FY12 Cuts | November Plan FY13 Cuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternatives to Incarceration | $3.35 | ||
| Domestic Violence & Empowerment (DoVE) | $2.50 | ||
| TOTAL | $5.85 |
*Further cuts were not proposed for in the 2011 November Plan or the FY13 Preliminary Budget.
| MENTAL HYGIENE (in millions) | FY12 City Council Single-Year Restorations | November Plan FY12 Cuts | November Plan FY13 Cuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autism Awareness Initiative | $1.25 | ||
| Children Under 5 Mental Health Initiative | $1.25 | ||
| Geriatric Mental Health | $2.00 | ||
| Mental Health Contracts | $0.45 | ||
| Mental Health and Alcohol/Substance Abuse Outpatient Treatment | $2.66 | ||
| TOTAL | $7.61 |
*Further cuts were not proposed for in the 2011 November Plan or the FY13 Preliminary Budget.
| YOUTH SERVICES (in millions) | FY12 City Council Single-Year Restorations | November Plan FY12 Cuts | November Plan FY13 Cuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council Discretionary Funding | $7.74 | ||
| After 3 Corporation | $3.00 | ||
| Beacons FY11 and FY12 PEGs | $2.00 | ||
| OST Option I- 33 School-Year Programs (4,110 Slots) | $5.95 | ||
| OST Option I- 2,571 Slots | $4.04 | ||
| OST Option II- 7,700 Afterschool Slots | $2.20 | ||
| Runaway and Homeless Youth* | $7.17 | ||
| Reduction of 3,000 OST slots | -$5.92 | ||
| Cut to all Beacon Programs in FY12 and elimination of 7 programs in FY13 | -$0.54 | -$2.15 | |
| NYCHA Cornerstone Community Centers | -$0.19 | -$0.93 | |
| TOTAL | $32.10 | -$0.73 | -$9.00 |
| Total Proposed Human Service Cuts Since FY12 Adopted Budget | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aging | -$25.60 | |||
| Child Care | -$42.16 | |||
| Child Welfare | -$4.60 | |||
| Health | -$17.53 | |||
| Homeless & Supportive Housing Services | -$33.58 | |||
| Immigrant Services | -$6.50 | |||
| Juvenile / Criminal Justice Services | -$5.85 | |||
| Mental Hygiene | -$7.61 | |||
| Youth | -$41.82 | |||
| TOTAL | -$185.25 | |||
| 2011 November Plan Human Service Cuts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY12 Nov Plan Cuts | -$5.99 | |||
| FY13 Nov Plan Cuts | -$24.90 | |||
| Nov Plan Cut Total | -$30.89 | |||
| FY12 City Council Single-Year Restorations | -$154.37 |
Based on the proposed plan, funding for City Council funded services will end on June 30, 2012. The City Council added these services to the fiscal year 2012 budget (the budget currently in place) at the time of adoption. The Council is only empowered to add funding to the City budget for a single-year. Only the Mayor can add funding to the out-years or baseline of the city budget.