General Relief Caseload and Payments

How This Program Helps

General Relief is a local program that may offer limited financial support. Each community decides if the program is offered and how it is used based on local needs and available funding.

Most state funding for this program ended in 2012, so fewer people receive benefits today. Some limited support is still available, including help for certain children. Starting July 1, 2026, limited Burial Assistance will also be offered.

Local agencies choose how to provide support. This allows them to respond to the needs of their communities in a flexible way.

Data Notes

• Starting in SFY23, the cases and expenditures reported were adjusted to only include state and local expense categories that fall entirely within the scope of the General Relief program.

Data Sources

Locality Automated System for Expenditure Reimbursement (LASER)