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2 The GA 1 program is block granted, and the allowance amount may be adjusted to use the entire appropriation, yet remain within the appropriation for the fiscal year. The assistance allowance for the GA program was decreased to $300 per month effective November 1, 2009. This decrease in payment was necessitated because the caseload increased from 4,728 in July 2008 to a high of 5,265 in March 2009.

The decrease in the payment amount caused the caseload to decrease to 4,778 in June 2010. Therefore, effective July 1, 2010, the payment was increased to $353 per month. Effective October 2011, the payment was decreased to $319 because the caseload increased to an average of 5,298 in SFY 2011. Effective February 2013, the payment decreased to $298 because the caseload had risen to 5,833 in the first quarter of SFY 2013. Effective October 2013, the payment increased to $319 due to a slight decline in the caseload. Due to continued decline the payment was increased again to $348 effective April 2014. For SFY 2015 and SFY 2016 the average caseloads were 5,698 and 5,628 respectively.

The assistance allowance for the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled was decreased to $319 per month effective June 2010 due to budget constraints. Since the decrease to $319, the caseload decreased to an average of 859 cases in SFY 2012. The average caseload in SFY 2014 was 868 cases. Effective April 2014, the payment increased to $348 to align with the GA assistance payment. The general fund expenditure for financial assistance is as follows:

*Emergency appropriation was approved per Act 14 SLH 2015.

1 See section 346-71, HRS. Table of Financial Programs Program SFY 2014 SFY 2015 SFY 2016

Caseload Expenditure Caseload Expenditure Caseload Expenditure TAONF 1630 $10,465,815 1454 $9,333,870 1148 $7,716,933 GA 5,465 $21,396,090 5698 *$23,771,10 5628 $22,832,616 AABD 868 $3,239,956 864 $3,156,466 806 $3,131,628