California Budget Summary: Housing & Homelessness Provisions

The document summarizes California's budget provisions for 2021-2022 to improve access to affordable housing and reduce homelessness. California is implementing a strategy to improve housing affordability and reduce homelessness. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills on September16, 28, and 29, 2021, to enact the strategy, including needed legislative changes to increase coordination and accountability for the state’s spending on homelessness. The strategy provides $22 billion in funding to create 84,000 new affordable housing units, including 44,000 homeless units and treatment beds for people exiting homelessness, and will add 35,000 new housing units . . .