Illinois lawmakers finally negotiated a stopgap deal to fund the state over the next six months. While this was a great first step, the Illinois public should not soon forget the costs of the budget impasse. Here is a super-quick rundown of the costs that the Illinois Economic Policy Institute compiled over the weekend.

View this as a PDF: Budget Impasse Impact Overview

Projected Deficit in FY2018: $9-10 billion

United Way State Budget Survey of 429 Agencies: 91% had to cut clients

Total Number of Illinois Residents or Clients Affected by Service Cuts: 1,116,000 people

Funds Owed to Service Providers by the DHS: $350 million

Total Number of Workers Laid Off in Service Agencies: Over 3,500 workers

• Lack of funding disproportionately impacted low-income and vulnerable populations.
• More than 800 programs were closed or reduced.
• The following agencies and organizations all had to lay-off workers and cut programs.

Social Services and Agencies Impacted       

• Lutheran Social Services
• Meals on Wheels
• Children’s Home + Aid
• Redeploy Illinois
• Illinois State Parks
• Cook County Child Support
• Sexual Assault Prevention
• Affordable Housing
• Home Visiting
• Safe from the Start
• Teen REACH afterschool programs
• Child Care Assistance Program
• Adult Education & Literacy Programs
• Emergency and Transitional Housing
• Homeless Support and Prevention
• Employment/Training Programs
• HOME Investment Partnership Program
• Immigrant Services
• Child Welfare
• Conservation Police
• Metropolitan and Family Services

Health Services Impacted

• Centerstone Behavioral Health
• East Side Health District
• Family Planning Programs
• Will County Health Department
• Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
• Epilepsy Treatment
• State Department of Central Management Services
• Autism Program of Illinois (TAP)
• Mobile Health Clinics
• Mental Health Services & Police Training
• Southern Seven Health Department
• Substance Abuse and Prevention Programs

Public Colleges and Universities Impacted

• Students receiving MAP Grants
• University of Illinois system
• Eastern Illinois University
• Chicago State University
• Harper College
• Southern Illinois University
• Northeastern Illinois University

Learn More: www.illinoisepi.org