The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Family First Prevention Services State Block Grant $222.4 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22, available through June 30, 2028. Complex Care Needs: $18.1 million ongoing beginning in 2021 ‑22. County Capacity Building $43.2 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22, available through June 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Namely, for any new services added to the plan that are rated as supported or promising, DSS would need to ensure that at least 50  percent of Title IV ‑E dollars are claimed for well ‑supported services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Finally, the state can transfer up to 10  percent of its annual TANF block grant to the SSBG, to be used for a variety of purposes, such as providing developmental services through Regional Centers. TANF and Related MOE Spending Involve More Than Just CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - This amount is included in Federal TANF block grant funds. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Year-Over-Year Changes in General Fund Are Largely Due to Technical Adjustments and a Decrease in Availability of Federal Funds From Prior Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - 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: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Additionally, in taking this task on, the administration will be adding to the many competing priorities that are underway. This means that temporary funding may need to be in place until ongoing methodologies can be  established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Added to the MOE were any county costs associated with local IHSS wage increases. The state General Fund assumed the remaining nonfederal IHSS costs. Over the five years in which the 2012 IHSS MOE was in effect (2012 ‑13 to 2016 ‑17), growth in the county IHSS MOE was  less than  the growth in total IHSS costs, resulting in counties paying for a smaller share of the nonfederal
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Although this is a marked change from the previous decrease (which  averaged about 3,000 fewer cases per month), it still lags the pace of caseload growth assumed by both our office and the administration (about 10,000 cases added per month).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - California receives $3.7 billion annually for its TANF block grant (which generally does not change from year to year), over $2 billion of which goes to CalWORKs. The remainder of the state’s grant helps fund aid for some low‑income college students and various other human services programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - This amount is included in Federal TANF block grant funds. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. LAO Assessment Technical Adjustments Often Occur in CalWORKs Budget to Meet MOE and TANF Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969