The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - The majority of this funding —which includes the state General Fund, special funds, voter-approved bonds, and certain federal funds —has been allocated to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and Cal ICH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - Cal  ICH is expected to provide award notifications in February  2022. Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program 2021 ‑22 Budget Established Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BH‑CIP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - BCSH = Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; CHHA = California Housing and Homelessness Agency; Cal ICH = California Interagency Council on Homelessness; and HDFC = Housing Development and Finance Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Medi ‑Cal. The state ’s Medicaid program, which provides health care coverage to over 13  million of the state ’s low ‑income residents. Counties determine eligibility. Coverage is cost ‑free for most Medi ‑Cal enrollees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 20, 2019 - This is akin to the Safety Net Reserve, which sets aside funds for future costs for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids and Medi ‑Cal programs in the event of a recession. How Will the State Address Future Maintenance Costs Associated With Affordable Housing Developments?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - This is roughly the magnitude of the state ’s largest General Fund expenditure outside of education ( Medi –Cal ). Affordable Housing Construction Requires Large Public Subsidies. While it is difficult to estimate precisely how many units of affordable housing are needed, a reasonable starting point is the state ’s current population of low –income renter households that spend more than half of their income on housing —about 1.7 million households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345