Does Austin Plan To Spend $20,000 On Each Person Experiencing Homelessness Next Year?

Our weekly check-in with the Texas Truth-O-Meter.

By Alexandra Hart & Michael MarksOctober 23, 2019 12:53 pm,

Gov. Greg Abbott says the City of Austin allocates $20,000 for each person experiencing homelessness in the city.

Is that a fact? Madlin Mekelburg of the PolitiFact Texas fact-checking team has the answer.

Abbott tweeted the claim in response to Austin’s newly approved 2020 budget. Mekelburg says Abbott arrived at the number by dividing the budget amount allocated to homelessness programs by an estimate of the number of people experiencing homelessness in the city.

Hear how Abbott’s claim scored in the player above.

 

Written by Shelly Brisbin.