The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Children ’s Crisis Continuum Pilot $60 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22, most of which is available through June 30, 2026. Of the total amount, $4 million is available through June 30, 2027 to allow time to prepare a final report for the Legislature by April 1, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - However, due to observed delays in spending all of the enhanced funding, the 2023-24 May Revision assumed a six-month extension beyond the original March  31, 2024 close-out date (until September 30, 2024) for certain HCBS activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/6

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - The Governor ’s proposal to provide 70   percent of total AHSC funds for affordable housing (and 30   percent for the transportation aspect) is based on the historical split. This split, in turn, is based on SGC ’s practice of awarding up to $35   million per project (70   percent) for affordable housing and up to $15   million (30   percent) for transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Historically, counties paid 35  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS service costs and 30  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS administrative costs. In the early 2010s, this share of cost model was replaced with an IHSS MOE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $14.8  billion in total funds ($1  billion General Fund) for the CalFresh and CFAP programs in 2024 ‑25, a net increase of $186  million total funds (1  percent) and net decrease of $12  million General Fund (1  percent) compared to the revised 2023 ‑24 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - This funding will be available for three years (through June 30, 2028) for counties and tribes opting in to the program, which provides tailored housing services for child welfare system involved families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2025-26 spending plan extends the availability of all remaining Rapid Response funding through June 30, 2028, to continue providing humanitarian response services at the southern border. The 2025-26 spending plan extends the remaining County Welfare Departments Physical Accessibility Review funds through June 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget estimates that the federal COLA for the SSI portion of the grant will be 3.1  percent in 2026-27, increasing maximum SSI grants by $30 for individuals and $46 for couples on January 1, 2027 (the actual federal SSI COLA will not be known until fall 2026).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5148

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The new one-time augmentations provided in 2025-26 are available for encumbrance or expenditure for three years, through June 30, 2028. The nearby figure summarizes the 2025-26 augmentations for these programs, along with ongoing funding amounts where relevant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Diaper and Wipe Distribution program received $10  million in 2018-19, $30  million in 2021-22, and $9  million in 2024-25 (all General Fund). Shifts Funding for CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot to 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3