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
