The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - As such, while budgeted SUN Bucks spending remains relatively flat from summer 2024 to summer 2025, the change in implementatio n schedule from summer 2025 to summer 2026 results in an increase in budgeted SUN Bucks spending in 2025-26 (compared to 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - June 2024 Budget Package Reductions Spending Plan Maintains Multiyear and Ongoing Reductions Included in June 2024 Budget Package.   In June 2024, the Legislature not only addressed the budget problem for 2024-25, but also made proactive decisions to address the anticipated budget problem for 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - At the time of the 2025 May Revision, the administration had estimated that the Social Security Administration (SSA) had overcharged the state for SSI/SSP services and administration —resulting in increased General Fund costs of over $60  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Bringing Families Home Augmentations $92.5 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22 and again in 2022 ‑23, with $40 million shifted to 2025 ‑26 and $40 million shifted to 2026 ‑27 as part of 2024 ‑25 budget actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This is a net increase of $5  million (3  percent) over the revised 2024-25 level. (This does not reflect some adjustments related to Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services Aging-Related Issues In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) The 2025-26 spending plan provides a total of $29.9  billion (all funds) for IHSS, which is $3.1  billion (11.6  percent) above estimated 2024-25 expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Overview Projects Increased Spending. The spending plan provides $18.7  billion from all fund sources for DDS in 2025-26, an increase of 19.3  percent over revised 2024-25 expenditures ($15.6  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Statutory language establishing the Tiered Rate Structure was included as part of the 2024-25 budget (see our 2024-25 child welfare spending plan post for more detail). As part of the 2025-26 spending plan, trailer bill language (Chapter 79 of 2025 [SB 119, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review]) making some amendments to the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Special Session Amends Budget Act of 2024. As part of a special legislative session held in January 2025, the Legislature added Control Section 5.26 to the 2024-25 Budget Act, providing an additional one-time allocation of $10  million to support immigration related services, including removal defense.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Implementation was initially expected in October 2025. However, as a budget solution, the 2024-25 spending plan delaye d the expansion implementation by two years. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, benefit distribution for recipients made newly eligible through the expansion is to begin in 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126