California's audit said it did not have enough data to track if the funds were successfully spent.
The state has spent roughly $24 billion on initiatives to address homelessness, and the audit analyzed a combined $13.7 billion that went to five programs across the state from 2018-23. Despite the money being spent on 30 homelessness and housing programs, the audit found that California does not have reliable data to see why the situation did not improve in cities across the state.
“There are not clear plans in place even at the local level to establish goals that would eradicate homelessness … on a bed-by-bed, project-by-project level,” Cortese said. “Basically, you have a system where cities are putting money out … but not based on a concrete plan.” Of the five programs studied specifically in San Diego and San Jose, the audit said only two were “cost effective.” One of those programs converted hotels and motels into housing, and the other provided assistance to families on the brink of homelessness. The other three programs could not be evaluated because of a lack of data.
According to the audit, the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, implemented in 2017, has not tracked whether spending on homelessness programs has been successful since 2021. The audit found errors here, including deleted records and overstated data.
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