The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - First graders qualify for an additional $500 deposit if they are foster youth and an additional $500 deposit if they are experiencing homelessness (for a maximum deposit of $1,500). SIB is to add these deposits to any existing CalKIDS accounts, while creating new accounts for any first graders who do not already have one.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023 ‑24 budget included budget ‑related legislation aimed to increase oversight and accountability of the state ’s housing and homelessness programs. At  a high level, this legislation makes the receipt of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program funding contingent on the creation of, and adherence to, a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - For example, some people experiencing homelessness may steal to acquire necessities like food or to trade stolen items for temporary housing. Also, people with substance use disorders may steal items to sell or trade for drugs in the illicit market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - Housing and Homelessness Eliminates Most Remaining One ‑Time Funding for Housing. Previously enacted budgets authorized significant, albeit primarily one ‑time and temporary, funding for housing and homelessness, including authorizing some spending actions for 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - Third, the budget includes $1.3  million from the General Fund in both 2023-24 and 2024-25 for the department to establish a homelessness solutions team. This team will be in charge of coordinating long-term planning efforts involving homelessness and housing across all of the department ’s programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version) California Spending Plan (Final Version) Chapter 2: Spending by Program Area Homelessness Emergency Aid Block Grants for Homelessness. The budget includes a one ‑time allocation of $ 500  m illion for block grants to local governments to fund a variety of homelessness services —such as
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/8

Proposition 5 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Examples of such groups include people with disabilities or those at risk of chronic homelessness. We refer to affordable and supportive housing programs as “housing assistance. ” Local Governments Also Pay for Public Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=5&year=2024

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - The HETACs are required to provide LEAs with a variety of technical support, including sharing best practices for serving homeless and unaccompanied students and their families, assisting counties and LEAs in identifying homeless and unaccompanied students, helping COEs support school districts identified for differentiated assistance for t heir homeless student subgroups, and fostering relationships between community partners and LEAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

Proposition 27 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - State Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAPP). HHAPP provides funding to local entities (such as cities) and tribes to help them achieve their goals related to addressing homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=27&year=2022

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - These student groups align with those reporting higher rates of homelessness in UC surveys, except that female students report similar rates of homelessness as male students. Data on Students ’ Academic and Housing Outcomes Are Incomplete.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898