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The Potential Effects of Ending the SSI Cash-Out

Jan 8, 2018 - Shelter costs include rent, mortgage payments, taxes and insurance on the home, and utilities. The maximum shelter deduction in federal fiscal year 2017 ‑ 18 i s $535 unless there is an eligible elderly and/or disabled household member —there is no cap on deductible shelter costs for these households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3729

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - Sonoma DC in Sonoma County is scheduled to close at the end of 2018, while Fairview DC in Orange County and the general treatment area (GTA) of Porterville DC in Tulare County are scheduled to close at the end of 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - A fourth measure —the percentage of CalWORKs participants with earnings sufficient to receive the maximum benefit from the federal earned income tax credit —was added later. In order to receive incentive funding from the Pay for Performance program, counties would either have to make a minimum level of improvement on a given performance measure or rank in the top 20  percent of counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Proposal to Strengthen Information Security

Feb 28, 2017 - Given the extensive assortment of sensitive data that the state maintains, including Social Security numbers, health records, and income tax information, the state is a prime target for information security attacks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3594

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - The MCO tax is expected to be effective through 2018-19. Update on the Implementation of Federal Labor Regulations That Affect Home Care Workers In February 2016, the state implemented the new federal labor regulations for IHSS providers following a one-year delay due to federal court action.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/2

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - The actual delivery of many services takes place at the local level and is typically carried out by 58 separate county welfare departments. A major exception is the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP), which is administered mainly by the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - What Steps Will Counties Take to Adjust to Reduced Caseloads and Funding? Due to variation in how counties approach CalWORKs administration, counties are likely to respond to reduced caseloads and the reduction in the single allocation in different ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/1

The 2016-17 Budget: Child Welfare Services--New System

Feb 25, 2016 - Specifically, we recommend the addition of the following issues to the existing reporting requirement: (1) a description of each of the modules, their current status, and any associated risks and issues (including impacts on county child welfare programs); (2) a description of how the agile approach has affected the project ’s overall cost and schedule; (3) a description of how
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3369

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 11, 2016 - Until 2011 –12 the state General Fund and counties shared the nonfederal costs of administering CWS. In 2011, the state enacted legislation known as 2011 realignment, which dedicated a portion of the state ’s sales tax to counties to administer CWS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3351

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - Establishes New Earned Income Tax Credit. The budget package includes $380  million General Fund for a new Earned Income Tax Credit, designed to increase the after –tax income of the state ’s workers with the lowest incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277