HSH Budget Fiscal Year 2025 to 2027

HSH Budget Fiscal Years 2025 to 2027

HSH presented on its proposed budget at two Homelessness Oversight Commission meetings. These public meetings are required by the San Francisco Administrative Code.

• January 10, 2025: Budget Instructions and Priorities
• February 14, 2025: Department's proposed FY 2025-27 Budget

HSH returned to the Homelessness Oversight Commission on June 5th. At that hearing, HSH presented the mayor’s proposed budget. HSH then presented at the Board of Supervisors Budget and Appropriations Committee on June 12th, 20th and 25th. Access meeting archives on the Board of Supervisors website.

The budget was fully adopted in July 2025.

FY 2025-27 Adopted HSH Budget Overview

The adopted budget allocates $785.6 million to HSH in FY 2025-26 and $705.2 million in FY 2026-27.  Sources in the HSH adopted two-year budget include:

• $665.3 (44.6%) from local Our City, Our Home dollars
• $551.2 million (37%) from local General Fund dollars
• $128.1 million (8.6%) in Federal funds
• $105.1 million (7%) in other local funds
• $41.2 million (2.8%) in State funds

92% of the HSH two-year budget funds homelessness response system services with the remining 8% to departmental salaries, fringe benefits and department-wide costs. The budget for housing is $818.1 million (55%). This is the largest portion of the total budget. The budget also allocates $364.3 million for Shelter and Crisis Interventions, $155.7 million for Prevention, $22 million for Outreach, and $11.9 million for Coordinated Entry.

FY 2025-27 Proposed Key Initiatives

Interim Housing Expansion

$68.1 million across two years to expand interim housing as part of the Mayor’s Breaking the Cycle plan. This will create immediate pathways to get people off the streets and onto the path to stability.

• $1.05 million for 10 new hotel vouchers for households fleeing violence.
• $4.2 million to add 24 new beds at Rafael House family shelter.
• $31.8 million for ~120 new Rapid Engagement Shelter and Treatment for Opioid Recovery (RESTORE) beds (sites to be determined).
• $16.5 million to expand interim housing (sites to be determined).
• $9.9 million to extend the current 130 family hotel vouchers that were slated to expire.
• $4.6 million to continue 80 beds at the SFUSD family stayover program at Downtown High School.

Housing

$29.6 million over two years to provide housing subsidies for 260 family and young adult households.

• $17.3 million for 130 new family rapid rehousing slots.
• $2.8 million for 30 new family shallow subsidy slots.
• $9.5 million for 100 new transitional age youth (TAY) rapid rehousing slots.

Addressing Vehicular Homelessness

$25.3 million over two years to fund a new strategy addressing vehicular homelessness. This effort is in partnership with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.

• $1.7 million over two years for dedicated outreach and case management for people exiting vehicular homelessness.
• $3 million for flexible problem solving assistance for people exiting vehicular homelessness. This includes dedicated RV buyback funds.
• $8.1 million for 65 new family rapid rehousing subsidies for families exiting vehicular homelessness.
• $9.1 million for 100 new adult rapid rehousing subsides to support adults exiting vehicular homelessness.
• $3.4 million for 50 new hotel vouchers for adults exiting vehicular homelessness.

Our City, Our Home Fund Two-Year Spending Plan

While the City faced a budget deficit, the Our City, Our Home (OCOH) Fund allows the city to expand the homelessness response system and can support the Mayor’s Breaking the Cycle initiative. The fund will allow key investments in an expansion of housing for adults, families and young adults. Of this expansion, $61.8 million will go to specifically supporting families and youth.

To achieve these investments, legislation was required to authorize:

• A one-time reallocation of $34.7 million in accrued OCOH Fund interest and unprogrammed housing balances;
• Suspension of the 12% cap on short-term rental subsidies for two budget cycles; and
• The City to expend up to $19 million in future OCOH fund revenue through FY 25-27 on any eligible programs.

The adopted two-year budget continues funding for all current OCOH investments. It additionally supports investments recommended by the OCOH Oversight Committee.