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

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - As a result, counties can only use local and state block grant dollars to implement new or expand existing prevention services in the meantime. Some counties are taking the approach of trying to hold off on using some of their state block grant dollars until they can begin drawing down Title IV ‑E matching funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

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

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

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - To receive its annual TANF block grant, the state must spend a maintenance-of-effort (MOE) amount from state and local funds to provide services for families eligible for CalWORKs. This MOE amount is $2.9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

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

Feb 21, 2025 - California receives $3.7  billion annually for its TANF block grant (which does not change year to year), over $2  billion of which goes to CalWORKs (the remainder helps fund aid for some low-income college students and various other human services programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - Finally, the state may transfer a portion of the TANF block grant funds received each year to certain other federal block grants, such as the Title XX Social Services Block Grant, to be expended according to the rules of the block grant receiving the transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/1

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

May 29, 2024 - Figure 1 2024 ‑25 Relative to 2023 ‑24 Federal TANF block grant funds $2,630 Realignment funds from local indigent health savings 786 Realignment funds dedicated to grant increases 1,108 ‑$545 ‑8% a TANF Carry Forward is a non ‑add line item for display purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911