HSH Budget

FY22-24 Proposed Budget

HSH is developing the Department’s proposed FY22-23 and FY23-24 budget during the winter and spring of 2022, guided by the Mayor’s Budget Instructions. As part of the process, HSH is holding a series of public meetings required by the Administrative Code to solicit input from the Local Homeless Coordinating Board and the general public.

• January 3, 2022: Local Homeless Coordinating Board Monthly Meeting
  • Access the Budget Presentation
• February 7, 2022: Local Homeless Coordinating Board Monthly Meeting
  • Access the Budget Presentation

Information about future meetings will be posted on this webpage once available.

FY21-23 Approved Budget

The City and County of San Francisco’s FY21-22 and FY22-23 budget includes significant investments to address homelessness in San Francisco and expands the work started through the Mayor’s Homelessness Recovery Plan in 2020.

Budget Overview

The FY21-23 HSH budget leverages $1.2 billion over the next two years in federal, state, and local resources (including Prop C funds). In addition to HSH’s existing commitments, we will:

• add up to 4,000 new housing placements.
• prevent homelessness and eviction for over 8,000 households.
• support two new Safe Parking sites.
• fund the continuation of a new 40-bed emergency shelter for families.
• cap all Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) rents in the City’s PSH portfolio at 30% of a tenant’s income.

HSH requested community feedback on the proposal during several public meetings in 2021, as well as conversations with nonprofit partners and advocates. The Department worked closely with the Our City, Our Home (OCOH) Oversight Committee to strategically invest Prop C funding into eligible expenditure categories, including Permanent Housing, Temporary Shelter, and Homelessness Prevention for people experiencing homelessness. In June 2021, HSH presented an overview of the proposed FY21-23 budget to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Budget Details

The FY21-23 approved budget reflects the City’s continued prioritization of resources for people experiencing homelessness as we shift out of the COVID-19 emergency response and into the recovery period.

The budget decreased by 22% between FY20-21 and FY21-22, largely due to the decrease in revenues from one-time COVID-19-related assistance. The City’s support of the Department from the general fund grew 13% in FY21-22. Additionally, over $500 million in funding from Prop C (Our City, Our Home) supports the Department’s work in FY21-23. Prop C funding was included in the full budget process for the first time this year.

HSH’s FY21-23 budget includes funding for:

Housing is healthcare, and the approved FY21-23 budget reflects the City’s continued investment in supportive housing as the most effective solution to homelessness. In addition to HSH’s Essential Service Areas, the FY21-23 budget also includes funding for health services (1.4%) and HSH administration and program delivery (8.4%).

HSH’s approved FY21-23 budget will serve four defined populations: