Livestream: Financial details on the Emergency Assistance (hotel/motel) program

The amount projected to be spent on this program, $575M, is higher than the tax cut just approved for FY24

Details on the state Emergency Assistance (hotel/motel) reports we acquired via a public records request yesterday. State paying an average of $4587/mo/homeless family and an average of $65K/family. One family topped out at $471K for a single episode of homelessness in 2022. The amount projected to be spent on this program, $575M, is higher than the tax cut just approved for FY24.