The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Figure 7
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure 1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $15.4  billion in total funds ($1  billion General Fund) for the CalFresh and CFAP programs in 2025-26, representing net increases of $163  million total funds (1 percent) and about $7  million General Fund (1  percent) compared to the revised 2024-25 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

Overview of Individuals Impacted by H.R. 1 Work Requirement Policies in Medi-Cal and CalFresh [Publication Details]

Mar 11, 2026 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5155

Overview of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program Funding and Accountability [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2026 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5123

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of Social Services

Feb 24, 2020 - Total spending for SSI/SSP grants is estimated to remain relatively flat at $9. 7  b illion in 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21. This largely is due to the effects of estimated caseload decline (1. 8  p ercent in 2020 ‑2 1) b eing partially offset by increased federal expenditures resulting from the estimated annual increases to the federal SSI grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4175

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 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - CalSAWS was introduced in 2019 and, as of October 2023, all 58 counties use the system. The federal government helps manage an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system which deposits monthly benefits for CalFresh and other human services pr ograms onto cards to be used at grocery and convenience store checkout counters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - Of these funds, $58  million is provided to cover costs associated with Bridge child care vouchers. In the past, the state has also drawn down between $10  million and $20  million in additional federal Title IV ‑E funds to partially cover Bridge voucher costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - Since 2008 ‑09, the average hourly wage for IHSS providers increased by 25  p ercent, from $9. 58 t o an estimated $11. 96 i n 2018 ‑19. (We note that this average IHSS wage reflects the base hourly wages for IHSS providers averaged across all counties.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - Given we estimated the Governor ’s budget solved a $58  billion budget problem —and revenues continue to deteriorate —the administration likely will not implement the full passthrough to current CalWORKs families as part of the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861