The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services Summary Brief Covers Drivers of In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Cost Growth. Over the past couple of decades, the IHSS program has experienced significant growth in total and General Fund costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - (In other words, a youth will be able to receive the same level of financial support and services whether they are placed with a resource family, in an STRTP, or another placement type.) In addition to restructuring foster care maintenance payments, the 2024-25 statutory changes also added two new foster care programs and corresponding rate components: (1)  Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program, and (2)  Immediate Needs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services In-Home Supportive Services Summary For 2024-25, the Governor ’s budget proposes approximately $9  billion General Fund, an increase of $1  billion (13  percent) over estimated 2023-24 expenditures for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

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 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Increase in State Funding for Local Child Support Agencies

Mar 26, 2019 - Additionally, we recommend that DCSS discuss the trade ‑off of automatically redirecting these cases to centers of excellence (these arrangements are currently made on an ad hoc, voluntary basis). What Are the Costs and Benefits of Redirecting Funding Among LCSAs?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3989

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 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - These actions are intended to allow DCSS to ensure that the Child Support Trust Fund —which is essentially the state ’s checking account for child support payments —does not incur a negative balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

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 2021-22 Budget: Department of Child Support Services [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Child Support Services [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4369