The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - All Other Spending Lower by $600 Million. Across the rest of the budget, the administration’s estimates of baseline spending (for example, for caseload growth, federal reimbursements, and statutory cost increases) are lower than ours by $600 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - Figure 2 Budget Reductions Result in Varying Levels of Net Funding Provided for Programs Since 2021 ‑22 a One ‑Time General Fund (In Millions) Program Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program $485 HHAPP Round Five supplemental grants 260 Homeless programs administrative set asides 152 Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program 100 Regional Early Action Planning grants
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936

The 2020-21 May Revision: CalWORKs Caseload-Driven Costs in the 2020-21 May Revision

Jun 2, 2020 - First, all UI recipients are entitled to recei ve $600 per week above their traditional UI benefit through July  31, 2020. Although these additional dollars are excluded when calculating CalWORKs grant levels, we expect them to nevertheless impact recipients ’ interest in applying for CalWORKs, as the $600 weekly benefit far exceeds the maximum CalWORKs weekly benefit for a family of three (about $245).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4249

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Since then, they have been declining gradually but remain in the range of 600 to 700 per quarter, far above the pre ‑pandemic level. Deaths Increased Despite Substantial Decline in Driving. Strikingly, the rapid growth in motor vehicle deaths occurred shortly after a rapid drop in the total amount of driving.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - The administration estimates that these actions reduce estimated General Fund Medi-Cal costs by about $300  million in 2017 ‑18 and about $600  million in 2018 ‑19. As a result, we anticipate the May Revision will reflect $900  million in lower General Fund expenditures, and an equal amount of resources available for any purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Most recently, the EID increased from $90 to $450 for applicants (as of March  2023) and from $225 to $600 for participants (as of June 2022). Modified Reporting Requirements. In 2012, participant reporting requirements for certain case types were modified, decreasing the frequency with which many households must verify income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - This built upon a $600 one-time payment to these families provided in 2020 ‑21 at a cost of $244  million General Fund. Increases Benefits for Pregnant Women Receiving CalWORKs. Under prior state law, pregnant women who otherwise qualify for CalWORKs could receive a monthly supplemental aid payment of $47 beginning in their second trimester.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - The spending plan provides new state subsidies to further reduce the cost of coverage purchased through Covered California for households with incomes up to 600  percent of FPL, at a cost of $429  million (General Fund) in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - The program targets seniors who meet certain eligibility criteria, including older adults who (1)  are aged 65 and older or are between the ages of 60 to 64 and at high risk for COVID-19 exposure (such as seniors with compromised immune systems), (2)  have income below 600  percent of the federal poverty level, (3)  currently are ineligible for or not receiving other federally
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 2, 2022 - If the Legislature took this approach, we estimate that it still would need to provide roughly $600  million additional General Fund (roughly $1.2  billion in 2024 ‑25 and ongoing) to increase maximum SSI/SSP individual grants to 100  percent of the FPL.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4514