In spite of the few positive news about american economy and its recovery, Poverty Reduction is still being a major challenge to the Federal and Local States in the United States. The exclusive focus of the political debate on unemployment rate, business creation and tax cut has marginalized major concerns on the effects that budget cuts have had on most vulnerable population. Even though economic growth may help US move forward the Great Recession, Poverty Reduction Policy may keep US afloat while economic policies start giving substantial results. The following analysis depicts the possible social impacts of the most recent budget fiscal cuts in Massachusetts: the so-call 9C cuts of FY2009. In order to do so, we start by defining Poverty Reduction Policy. Then, we make a brief characterization of the Poverty in Massachusetts. In the third section we analyze the 9C cuts accounts of FY2009. Finally we present two major policy recommendations.
What do we understand by Poverty Reduction Policy?
Analyzing Poverty Reduction is threefold. It involves state expenditure issues, public policy preferences and poverty measures and estimations. In that sense, we understand Poverty Reduction Policy as all those budgetary allocations that are aimed at ameliorating poverty measures and metrics. Therefore, what is also important is how we define Poverty. Likewise, we follow the poverty definition in absolute terms or measures as were defined by Molli Orshanky of the Social Security Administration since 1950’s. It means that we consider family income and its respective poverty threshold. In this analysis the poverty threshold is families which income is “less than 125% of the poverty level”.
In terms of empirical information regarding Poverty, the characterization of poor people basically relates aspects of ethnicity (race discrimination), family structure (women-headed families) and geography conditions (rural and economic dislocation). It is broadly acknowledged that “Poverty is more pervasive among some groups, such as minorities and female-headed families” (Iceland, 2003.P. 68). In addition to that, experts have stated that “poverty varies widely across states and has also become more concentrated within cities over the last few decades, mainly because of economic reorganization and residential segregation. Rural pockets of deep poverty also persist in some places”. (Iceland. 2003. P. 69).
More recently, characterization of poor people has made emphasis on family structure. They have found that female-headed families are particularly more likely to be poor because women householders tend to:
- have only one income and paying for child care while at work.
- have lower levels of education, which means less earnings.
- earn less than men with comparable qualifications.
- accumulate less experience than other workers.
- not receive sufficient child support from the children’s absent parents. (Iceland, 2003.P. 97).
Poverty Characterization in Massachusetts:
Considering the characteristics of the poor population made by John Iceland (2003) the following section depicts poor people in Massachusetts. From the previous section we derive five major measures: work status, educational attainment, race and ethnicity, and living arrangement (which include sex considerations). The bigger numbers are highlighted in yellow in the following tables. We can identify at least four major characteristics of the poor people in United States: first, poverty situation is related to not having employment in the last 12 months. 37% of the people within our threshold declared not having worked during the previous year (Table #1). Second, education is also another important factor that determine poverty. 34% of the poorest people manifested to have less than a high school diploma (Table #2). Beside those factors, racial discrimination is still in the explanation of poverty in the United States. As it is shown in Table # 3, being Hispanic (39%) or American Indian (32%) seems to be equal of being poor. Last but not least, female-headed families represent 34% living under the poverty threshold we chose (Table #4).
Table #1.
|
WORK STATUS
|
Estimate of the total population
|
Less than 125% of the poverty level
|
|
Population 16 to 64 years
|
4,240,555
|
14.10%
|
|
Worked full-time, year-round
|
2,068,321
|
2.20%
|
|
Worked less than full-time, year-round
|
1,303,252
|
17.70%
|
|
Did not work
|
868,982
|
37.00%
|
Data Source: 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates.
Table #2.
|
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
|
Estimate of the total population
|
Less than 125% of the poverty line
|
|
Population 25 years and over
|
4,385,643
|
12.40%
|
|
Less than high school graduate
|
466,835
|
34.30%
|
|
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
|
1,139,246
|
15.50%
|
|
Some college or associate’s degree
|
1,054,663
|
11.10%
|
|
Bachelor’s degree or higher
|
1,724,899
|
5.10%
|
Data Source: 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates.
Table #3.
|
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN
|
Estimate of total population
|
Less than 125% of the poverty line
|
|
One race
|
6,160,937
|
14.60%
|
|
White
|
5,147,976
|
12.00%
|
|
Black or African American
|
423,099
|
29.50%
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
13,136
|
32.00%
|
|
Asian
|
338,216
|
17.30%
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
915
|
17.00%
|
|
Some other race
|
237,595
|
39.90%
|
|
Two or more races
|
172,674
|
27.80%
|
|
Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race)
|
611,826
|
39.00%
|
Data Source: 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Table #4.
|
LIVING ARRANGEMENT
|
Estimate of the total population
|
Less than 125% of the poverty line
|
|
In family households
|
5,105,290
|
12.10%
|
|
In married-couple family
|
3,751,508
|
5.20%
|
|
In Female householder, no husband present households
|
1,028,504
|
34.00%
|
|
In other living arrangements
|
1,228,321
|
26.90%
|
Data Source: 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
After this brief description of the poorest people in Massachusetts, the following step is to look for the budgetary allocations that reveal policy preferences. However, rather than look at the Approved Budget FY2009 in the state, we look at the cuts. Those budget adjustments reveal the effect that the Great Recession has had on public spending and social programs for fighting poverty. In other words, a real approach to Poverty Reduction Policy.
9C Cuts. FY2009. Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts have had major cuts under the Chapter 9 regulation in Fiscal Years 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2009. The last budget adjustment reduced the state spending from a projected one of U$18.986.971.941 to an adjusted spending of U$18,192,567,756, which represents cuts by U$794.815.185 dollars. Following the poverty characterization and its related policy preferences or priorities, it is possible to analyze the C9 cuts under the perspective of Poverty Reduction Policy. It basically means, organizing the cuts in those that are aimed at eliminating or reducing Non-Poverty Related Accounts and Poverty Fight Related Accounts (which are intended to reduce yellow metrics or indicators). From the list provided by the State, as it is shown in graph 31, Poverty Fight Accounts comprises roughly U$ 445,562,414 (or 35.92%) and Non-Poverty Related Accounts comprises U$794,815,185 (64.08%). At first glance, the State did not make major cuts in the mentioned accounts.
Graph #1.
Despite the fact that the cuts were substantially less in the account related to reduce poverty, the accounts that were eliminated are certainly critical for public assistance programs. The first facts to point out are the sensitive circumstances regarding female householders without husband present in household. Programs that initially targeted this population were reduced in 3.4%. We gather under this population programs such as Child care support, Kinder Garden Expansion, School breakfast program, domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, which are the programs that perhaps most relate to them. The amount initially allocated for those program highlighted in yellow (Appendix #1) comprised U$1,128,124,790. The reduction was about U$39,012,851. Although 3,4% looks really a small amount under the current budget constraints, it is also important to note that single mothers and their children represent a large portion of the most vulnerable and poor people in Massachusetts.
The second concern is about the employment situation and the efforts the public sector does to improve the chances of people looking for jobs. In the characterization of poverty in Massachusetts unemployment rate as a determinant of poverty reaches 37% of the poor people. Also educational attainment is a factor in determining poverty conditions. Therefore, beside all the efforts on monetary policies and any kind of stimulus to bolster the economic recovery, training programs and education are equally relevant to reduce poverty. In that regard funds allocated to Schools, technical training and Colleges or Universities are highlighted in orange in our Appendix #1. The original allocation was roughly U$1,035,977,429.And the cuts comprised U$63,249,279, which is equal to a 6.1% in cuts.
Race and ethnicity are still on the top of the barriers to overcome poverty.The strategies for reducing racial discrimination vary from affirmative action to law enforcement. It is difficult to measure those strategies within our subject of study, which is the 9C cuts list. However, we could identify some programs that reveal at least the recognition that poverty must be tackled by race and ethnicity discrimination issues. Two accounts were cut by 10.6%. The first one The Indian Affairs Commission, and the second one the Program to Eliminate racial Imbalance METCO. Both accounts were initially allocated U$21,822,207, and the cuts were equal to 2,321,430. Those are highlighted in color blue in the Appendix #1.
Policy Recommendations:
We have seen in this analysis how the budget cuts may affect most vulnerable people in the State of Massachusetts. Particularly, single mother, racial minorities, and less educated people, who are the ones that live under the poverty line and have an income of “less than 125% of the poverty line”. We strongly recommend and support:
- A structural tax system reform intended to balance the budget by seriously increasing the source of revenue instead of just doing “Alchemy” budgeting.
As the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center has proposed recently, that increase should be up to national level of taxation which is 10.4%. If we consider the total amount of cuts in 9C FY2009 (which was U$794.815.185) and at the same time the potential extra resources that can be collected from that 0.6 percentage point (which is $2.2 billions), we can infer that part of the substantial solution is in increasing the taxes to the national level. Evidently, there is still enough room for an increase of taxation. Particularly in the two highest percentiles.
- Budgetary cuts on non-related poverty Accounts, which comprised in 9C FY2009 64.08% of the total cuts, must continue to increase. The priority in balancing the budget and preference in policy making must be on Poverty Reduction Policy.
Bibliography:
Iceland, John. (2003). Poverty in America. A handbook. University of California Press. L.A. California.
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. (2011). Massachusetts ranks 33rd in Taxes in FY 2009. http://www.massbudget.org/reports/pdf/MAranks33intaxesinFY2009.pdf
Appendix #1.
|
Account #
|
Account
|
Amount initially Assigned
|
Cut
|
Percentage
|
|
7052-0006
|
School Building Assistance – Engineering and Architectural Services
|
19,076
|
-19,076
|
100
|
|
7061-9805
|
Bullying Prevention
|
250,000
|
-250,000
|
100
|
|
7000-9507
|
Public Library Matching Incentive Grant
|
250,000
|
-250,000
|
100
|
|
9110-1650
|
Family Caregivers Program
|
250,000
|
-250,000
|
100
|
|
7010-0216
|
Teacher Quality Investment
|
595,881
|
-489,631
|
82
|
|
1599-2009
|
Hale Hospital Reserve
|
2,420,000
|
-1,920,000
|
79
|
|
7003-0702
|
Individual Workforce Training Grants
|
11,038,500
|
-8,226,000
|
74
|
|
7003-0604
|
Health Care Career Ladder Programs
|
1,500,000
|
-1,050,000
|
70
|
|
9110-1700
|
Residential Placement for Homeless Elders
|
450,000
|
-297,000
|
66
|
|
1599-0042
|
Early Education and Care Provider Rate Increase
|
5,000,000
|
-3,000,000
|
60
|
|
4110-1020
|
Medical Assistance Eligibility Determination for the Blind
|
369,796
|
-204,881
|
55
|
|
2511-2000
|
Agricultural Innovation Center
|
1,500,000
|
-794,049
|
52
|
|
7061-9804
|
Teacher Content Training
|
991,367
|
-505,140
|
50
|
|
7027-0016
|
School-to-Work Programs Matching Grants
|
3,119,517
|
-1,566,398
|
50
|
|
4510-0716
|
Academic Detailing Program
|
500,000
|
-250,000
|
50
|
|
1599-2008
|
Health Care Cost Containment Reserve
|
1,500,000
|
-750,000
|
50
|
|
4000-0265
|
Primary Care Workforce
|
1,700,000
|
-850,000
|
50
|
|
4000-0112
|
Youth-at-Risk Matching Grants
|
5,845,000
|
-2,920,000
|
49
|
|
4110-4000
|
Ferguson Industries for the Blind
|
1,923,538
|
-942,325
|
48
|
|
9110-1640
|
Geriatric Mental Health Services Program
|
225,000
|
-100,000
|
44
|
|
7003-0701
|
Workforce Training Programs
|
21,000,000
|
-9,000,000
|
42
|
|
0330-0410
|
Alternative Dispute Resolution
|
962,768
|
-385,549
|
40
|
|
4000-0355
|
Health Care Quality and Cost Council
|
1,888,616
|
-712,830
|
37
|
|
3000-6050
|
Professional Development
|
4,558,000
|
-1,557,800
|
34
|
|
7061-9621
|
Gifted and Talented Children
|
765,000
|
-257,251
|
33
|
|
7061-0029
|
Educational Quality and Accountability
|
2,974,554
|
-950,000
|
31
|
|
4510-0715
|
Primary Care Center and Loan Forgiveness Program
|
850,000
|
-261,019
|
30
|
|
7061-9626
|
Youth-Build Grants
|
2,770,500
|
-838,435
|
30
|
|
5920-3010
|
Autism Division
|
6,264,413
|
-1,802,500
|
28
|
|
7004-0001
|
Indian Affairs Commission
|
206,894
|
-51,341
|
24
|
|
8000-0010
|
Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program
|
21,351,035
|
-5,098,106
|
23
|
|
9110-1660
|
Congregate Housing Program
|
2,789,031
|
-665,776
|
23
|
|
4513-1000
|
Family Health Services
|
7,620,000
|
-1,785,000
|
23
|
|
1599-7050
|
Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative Reserve
|
25,000,000
|
-5,716,400
|
22
|
|
7061-9612
|
Worcester Polytechnic Institute School of Excellence Program
|
2,175,231
|
-475,000
|
21
|
|
7066-0009
|
New England Board of Higher Education
|
467,500
|
-100,000
|
21
|
|
4590-1503
|
Pediatric Palliative Care
|
1,000,000
|
-213,150
|
21
|
|
4512-0500
|
Dental Health Services
|
3,147,016
|
-668,676
|
21
|
|
7061-0011
|
Education Reform Reserve
|
5,500,000
|
-1,165,888
|
21
|
|
6000-0200
|
Inter-District Transportation Program
|
2,000,000
|
-418,049
|
20
|
|
3000-6075
|
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Services
|
2,900,000
|
-500,000
|
17
|
|
7061-9600
|
Concurrent Enrollment for Disabled Students
|
1,575,000
|
-269,000
|
17
|
|
7066-0000
|
Department of Higher Education
|
6,512,898
|
-1,096,720
|
16
|
|
7061-9610
|
Citizen Schools Matching Grants
|
550,000
|
-77,850
|
14
|
|
7100-0300
|
Toxics Use Reduction Institute – University of Massachusetts Lowell
|
1,917,454
|
-260,005
|
13
|
|
7030-1003
|
Early Literacy Grants
|
3,740,000
|
-503,842
|
13
|
|
4120-3000
|
Employment and Homecare Assistance Including Independent Living and Turning 22
|
8,561,446
|
-1,119,000
|
13
|
|
4800-0030
|
DSS Regional Administration
|
21,020,794
|
-2,741,973
|
13
|
|
7002-0010
|
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
|
585,914
|
-76,030
|
12
|
|
9110-9002
|
Grants to Councils on Aging
|
8,615,068
|
-1,071,644
|
12
|
|
7061-9408
|
Targeted Intervention in Underperforming Schools
|
9,175,041
|
-1,091,604
|
11
|
|
4580-1000
|
Universal Immunization Program
|
51,581,508
|
-6,131,859
|
11
|
|
3000-7050
|
Services for Infants and Parents
|
9,555,694
|
-1,079,138
|
11
|
|
4401-1000
|
Employment Services Program
|
27,720,672
|
-3,123,215
|
11
|
|
4800-0091
|
Child Welfare Training Institute Retained Revenue
|
3,000,000
|
-325,000
|
10
|
|
4510-0790
|
Regional Emergency Medical Services
|
1,246,896
|
-131,731
|
10
|
|
2511-0100
|
Department of Agricultural Resources
|
5,506,927
|
-581,542
|
10
|
|
4510-0721
|
Board of Registration in Nursing
|
1,725,170
|
-181,833
|
10
|
|
4510-0725
|
Health Boards of Registration
|
472,097
|
-49,759
|
10
|
|
4510-0722
|
Board of Registration in Pharmacy
|
541,311
|
-57,054
|
10
|
|
1599-4417
|
E.J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management
|
541,000
|
-57,021
|
10
|
|
4510-0723
|
Board of Registration in Medicine and Acupuncture
|
2,670,027
|
-280,526
|
10
|
|
7010-0012
|
Programs to Eliminate Racial Imbalance – METCO
|
21,615,313
|
-2,270,089
|
10
|
|
3000-5075
|
Universal Pre-School
|
12,138,739
|
-1,246,002
|
10
|
|
5046-2000
|
Statewide Homelessness Support Services
|
22,452,466
|
-2,241,547
|
9
|
|
4513-1111
|
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
|
14,709,996
|
-1,464,944
|
9
|
|
7002-0100
|
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
|
1,412,069
|
-138,740
|
9
|
|
0710-0225
|
Medicaid Audit Unit
|
859,745
|
-83,676
|
9
|
|
8000-0125
|
Sex Offender Registry Board
|
4,928,494
|
-476,720
|
9
|
|
4110-1000
|
Community Services for the Blind
|
4,545,633
|
-432,234
|
9
|
|
4530-9000
|
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Services
|
4,055,586
|
-385,000
|
9
|
|
4510-0600
|
Environmental Health Assessment and Compliance
|
4,133,923
|
-384,271
|
9
|
|
5046-0000
|
Mental Health Services Including Adult, Homeless and Emergency Supports
|
322,068,305
|
-29,672,421
|
9
|
|
4000-0301
|
MassHealth Auditing and Utilization Reviews
|
2,225,904
|
-200,000
|
8
|
|
7030-1002
|
Kindergarten Expansion Grants
|
33,802,216
|
-3,000,000
|
8
|
|
9110-1633
|
Elder Home Care Case Management and Administration
|
40,368,041
|
-2,800,000
|
6
|
|
1107-2400
|
Massachusetts Office on Disability
|
759,477
|
-49,852
|
6
|
|
7061-9404
|
MCAS Low-Scoring Student Support
|
13,391,393
|
-828,455
|
6
|
|
1201-0160
|
Child Support Enforcement Division
|
52,012,766
|
-3,149,060
|
6
|
|
7100-0200
|
University of Massachusetts
|
492,251,998
|
-27,422,075
|
5
|
|
7113-0100
|
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
|
14,372,730
|
-800,562
|
5
|
|
7514-0100
|
Springfield Technical Community College
|
24,696,590
|
-1,375,601
|
5
|
|
7515-0100
|
Roxbury Community College
|
11,371,250
|
-633,379
|
5
|
|
7112-0100
|
Framingham State College
|
24,852,111
|
-1,384,263
|
5
|
|
7110-0100
|
Fitchburg State College
|
27,809,654
|
-1,548,998
|
5
|
|
7115-0100
|
Westfield State College
|
23,222,725
|
-1,293,506
|
5
|
|
7116-0100
|
Worcester State College
|
23,668,255
|
-1,318,322
|
5
|
|
7510-0100
|
Northern Essex Community College
|
19,164,450
|
-1,067,460
|
5
|
|
7511-0100
|
North Shore Community College
|
20,602,945
|
-1,147,584
|
5
|
|
7503-0100
|
Bristol Community College
|
16,176,392
|
-901,025
|
5
|
|
7508-0100
|
Massasoit Community College
|
20,345,926
|
-1,133,268
|
5
|
|
7114-0100
|
Salem State College
|
39,824,815
|
-2,218,242
|
5
|
|
7516-0100
|
Middlesex Community College
|
20,078,979
|
-1,118,399
|
5
|
|
7507-0100
|
Massachusetts Bay Community College
|
14,043,486
|
-782,222
|
5
|
|
7512-0100
|
Quinsigamond Community College
|
15,234,960
|
-848,587
|
5
|
|
7117-0100
|
Massachusetts College of Art
|
15,202,160
|
-846,760
|
5
|
|
7518-0100
|
Bunker Hill Community College
|
20,878,500
|
-1,162,932
|
5
|
|
7504-0100
|
Cape Cod Community College
|
11,570,597
|
-644,482
|
5
|
|
7506-0100
|
Holyoke Community College
|
18,751,285
|
-1,044,446
|
5
|
|
7509-0100
|
Mount Wachusett Community College
|
12,834,946
|
-714,906
|
5
|
|
7505-0100
|
Greenfield Community College
|
9,221,641
|
-513,645
|
5
|
|
7118-0100
|
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
|
14,077,588
|
-784,121
|
5
|
|
7109-0100
|
Bridgewater State College
|
39,535,289
|
-2,197,145
|
5
|
|
7502-0100
|
Berkshire Community College
|
9,383,215
|
-517,675
|
5
|
|
7035-0007
|
Non-Resident Pupil Transport
|
2,075,000
|
-99,600
|
4
|
|
7035-0006
|
Transportation of Pupils – Regional School Districts
|
61,300,000
|
-2,942,400
|
4
|
|
0940-0100
|
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
|
2,732,903
|
-131,179
|
4
|
|
0950-0000
|
Commission on the Status of Women
|
252,634
|
-12,126
|
4
|
|
9110-1900
|
Elder Nutrition Program
|
6,804,740
|
-322,500
|
4
|
|
4590-0300
|
Smoking Prevention and Cessation Programs
|
12,750,000
|
-598,350
|
4
|
|
4512-0103
|
HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Services
|
37,666,608
|
-1,764,976
|
4
|
|
7061-9611
|
After-School and Out-of-School Grants
|
5,550,000
|
-247,461
|
4
|
|
3000-3050
|
Supportive Child Care
|
79,091,314
|
-3,500,000
|
4
|
|
5911-2000
|
Community Programs for the Mentally Retarded
|
14,137,324
|
-600,000
|
4
|
|
4000-0700
|
MassHealth Fee-for-Service Payments
|
1,535,816,000
|
-64,156,429
|
4
|
|
7061-9604
|
Teacher Preparation and Certification
|
2,032,758
|
-83,161
|
4
|
|
9110-1630
|
Elder Home Care Purchased Services
|
106,715,568
|
-4,192,691
|
3
|
|
4120-4000
|
Independent Living Assistance for the Multi-Disabled
|
12,449,034
|
-462,500
|
3
|
|
9110-0100
|
Department of Elder Affairs Administration
|
3,741,705
|
-136,608
|
3
|
|
7010-0005
|
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
|
16,780,047
|
-610,965
|
3
|
|
7061-9400
|
Student and School Assessment
|
29,310,695
|
-1,040,618
|
3
|
|
4590-0250
|
School-Based Health Programs
|
17,457,134
|
-595,695
|
3
|
|
5011-0100
|
Department of Mental Health Administration
|
38,359,864
|
-1,304,608
|
3
|
|
4510-0100
|
Department of Public Health
|
21,911,667
|
-700,000
|
3
|
|
4513-1020
|
Early Intervention Services
|
42,936,049
|
-1,354,008
|
3
|
|
8000-0105
|
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
|
8,719,907
|
-274,716
|
3
|
|
5042-5000
|
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
|
76,201,535
|
-2,376,584
|
3
|
|
4000-0500
|
MassHealth Managed Care
|
3,121,385,000
|
-95,340,714
|
3
|
|
1750-0100
|
Human Resources Division
|
4,225,345
|
-126,146
|
2
|
|
4800-0015
|
Social Worker Services and Related Operational Support
|
77,337,703
|
-2,070,697
|
2
|
|
4000-0600
|
MassHealth Senior Care
|
2,158,355,058
|
-56,822,857
|
2
|
|
3000-1000
|
Department of Early Education and Care Administration
|
13,867,894
|
-364,805
|
2
|
|
4800-0038
|
Services for Children and Families
|
313,792,694
|
-7,376,284
|
2
|
|
7053-1925
|
School Breakfast Program
|
4,277,635
|
-100,000
|
2
|
|
4510-0710
|
Division of Health Care Quality and Improvement
|
8,817,714
|
-182,805
|
2
|
|
4590-0915
|
Public Health Hospitals
|
144,881,131
|
-2,974,281
|
2
|
|
7061-9411
|
Leadership Academies
|
1,000,000
|
-20,000
|
2
|
|
4120-2000
|
Vocational Rehabilitation for the Disabled
|
10,982,471
|
-210,952
|
1
|
|
3000-4060
|
Child Care Access
|
213,569,917
|
-3,493,531
|
1
|
|
7061-9614
|
Alternative Education Grants
|
1,195,840
|
-15,000
|
1
|
|
7002-0012
|
Workforce Development Programs
|
8,100,000
|
-100,000
|
1
|
|
9110-1604
|
Supportive Senior Housing Program
|
4,202,915
|
-49,672
|
1
|
|
4403-2120
|
Emergency Assistance – Family Shelters and Services
|
87,224,342
|
-974,789
|
1
|
|
5920-3000
|
Respite Family Supports for the Mentally Retarded
|
56,094,228
|
-589,513
|
1
|
|
4000-0300
|
Executive Office of Health and Human Services and Medicaid Administration
|
145,368,773
|
-1,500,000
|
1
|
|
3000-4050
|
TANF Related Child Care
|
197,745,274
|
-1,875,000
|
0
|
|
7006-0029
|
Health Care Access Bureau Assessment
|
1,100,000
|
-10,000
|
0
|
|
9110-1636
|
Elder Protective Services
|
16,246,087
|
-143,328
|
0
|
|
4510-0110
|
Community Health Center Services
|
7,457,772
|
-60,000
|
0
|
|
5047-0001
|
Emergency Services and Acute Mental Health Care
|
36,228,259
|
-290,101
|
0
|
|
4120-6000
|
Head Injury Treatment Services
|
10,933,588
|
-87,500
|
0
|
|
7061-9200
|
Education Technology Program
|
5,448,093
|
-43,170
|
0
|
|
4513-1130
|
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention and Treatment
|
6,391,677
|
-38,353
|
0
|
|
7027-1004
|
English Language Acquisition
|
470,987
|
-2,826
|
0
|
|
7051-0015
|
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program
|
1,247,000
|
-7,482
|
0
|
|
7066-0016
|
Foster Care Financial Aid
|
1,285,000
|
-7,710
|
0
|
|
7520-0424
|
Health and Welfare Reserve for Higher Education Personnel
|
5,670,398
|
-34,022
|
0
|
|
4510-0810
|
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) and Pediatric SANE Programs
|
3,623,068
|
-21,738
|
0
|
|
4800-1100
|
Social Workers for Case Management
|
157,262,697
|
-943,477
|
0
|
|
4120-5000
|
Home Care Services for the Multi-Disabled
|
5,868,362
|
-34,796
|
0
|
|
1107-2501
|
Disabled Persons Protection Commission
|
2,328,012
|
-13,760
|
0
|
|
4408-1000
|
Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children
|
72,476,084
|
-381,360
|
0
|
|
5095-0015
|
Inpatient Facilities and Community-Based Mental Health Services
|
181,899,591
|
-455,714
|
0
|
|
7028-0031
|
School-Age Children in Institutional Schools and Houses of Correction
|
7,726,719
|
-9,007
|
0
|
|
5920-2025
|
Community Day and Work Programs for the Mentally Retarded
|
129,159,457
|
-150,000
|
0
|
|
4110-0001
|
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Administration and Services
|
1,168,989
|
-1,294
|
0
|
|
4000-0640
|
MassHealth Nursing Home Supplemental Rates
|
288,500,000
|
-300,000
|
0
|
|
4590-0912
|
Western Massachusetts Hospital Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue
|
16,542,017
|
-15,703
|
0
|
|
2100-0015
|
Unified Carrier Registration Retained Revenue
|
2,300,000
|
-1,832
|
0
|
|
4800-1400
|
Support Services for People at Risk of Domestic Violence
|
23,473,406
|
-8,788
|
0
|
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