Human Services

An analysis of HB 2253, House Amendment 1 of the 95th General Assembly

A Fact Sheet on why funding human services requires fiscal reform.

Reduced funding in FY2011 would continue long-term pattern of spending cuts, harm vulnerable populations and fall disproportionately on small to midsized businesses, hurting the state economy. This Report finds that after adjusting for inflation and population growth, Illinois under funded human services by $4.4 billion from Fiscal Year 2002 through Fiscal 2010.

Women suffer disproportionately from Illinois' cuts to its human services budget according to this Report. Over the last decade, the state has cut its real investment in assorted human service programs collectively by more than $4.4 billion. Gender Disparity in Human Services analyzes how the FY2011 Illinois Human Services budget has targeted severe cuts to important service areas of particular concern to women. 

This Report, co-authored by CTBA and the Social Impact Research Center, highlights  the consequences of state budget cuts to human service programs.