Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - About 4  percent of CalWORKs heads of household primarily spoke another language (with “Other Non ‑English ” selected most frequently). Disproportionate Share of CalWORKs Participants Were English Speakers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - Figure  4 provides a breakdown of CWS-CARES V1 project milestones, completed and remaining, as of January 2025. Figure 4 13 of 37 CWS ‑CARES V1 Milestones Completed Child Welfare Service Area b
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Current Project Status CSPS Recently Completed the State ’s IT Project Approval Process … In January 2025, CDT approved the CSPS IT project through the final stage of the PAL process —the Stage 4 Project Readiness and Approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The proposal would then provide a like amount of funding from Proposition  4, the climate bond approved by voters in November 2024. This  would result in maintaining prior funding levels for these activities but would preclude this amount of Proposition  4 funds from supporting expanded service levels or additional projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - It is our understanding that proposals related to the state ’s participation in the pilot (including the policy options and costs outlined above in Figure  4) are not included in the Governor ’s 2025-26 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - Figure  4 shows how CalWORKs caseload has changed since 2019-20. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, CalWORKs caseload began what was a historically anomalous decrease given high unemployment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Tiered Rate Structure: CWS ‑CARES 4 2 Continued automation funding to prepare the new state child welfare case managment system for implementation of the permanent foster care rate structure. Initial funds are provided in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services ‑$4 Note: Includes associated automation costs. AAP = Adoption Assistance Program; KinGAP = Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program; and ARC = Approved Relative Caregiver Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - Figure  4 summarizes the proposed CalWORKs reductions included in the May Revision (including those initially proposed in January). Figure 4 May Revision CalWORKs Reduction Proposals General Fund CalWORKs single allocation ongoing augmentation $ — $41 Ongoing Reduction (From January) May Revision maintains the Governor ’s January budget proposal for 2024 ‑25 and ongoing, but eliminates the previously proposed current year reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The Safe Drinking Water Pilot was established through the 2017-18 Budget Act , which appropriated about $4  million General Fund for pilot benefits. Benefit issuances began in March  2022. The pilot was originally scheduled to end in February 2023, subject to available funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3