Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - About 20  percent of CalWORKs heads of household were Black, compared to about 5  percent of all heads of  household. Some Groups Made up Disproportionate Shares of CalWORKs Participants Compared to Californians in Poverty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - We project costs in the RC budget to ramp up as additional former DC residents move into the community. DDS expects to move close to 300 people in 2017-18 and has already budgeted for the costs to provide services for these individuals in the community.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - However, as seen in Figure  5 , when we consider IHSS hourly wages separately, we see that the average growth rate of hourly wages has been 5.6  percent annually since  2014. This growth in IHSS hourly wages is in part due to increases to the state minimum wage —from $8  per hour on January 1, 2014 to $16.90 per hour on January  1,  2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Applying it to adults caring for dependents aged 14 and older, rather than 18 and older. Eliminating exemptions for former foster youth, veterans, and homeless individuals. (These exemptions were already scheduled to sunset in 2030.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - For employees who reti re or resign from state service, the Governor ’s budget requests $4. 7  m illion General Fund in 2017 ‑18 and $5. 5  m illion General Fund in 2018 ‑ 19 t o compensate them for unused leave balances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

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

Feb 28, 2017 - The Governor ’s budget estimates that 23  percent of providers will typically work more than 40 hours per week in 2017-18. Of those providers, it is estimated that they will, on average, work 61 overtime hours per month, or a total of about 55 hours per week, in both 2016-17 and 2017-18, an increase of 5 hours from 2016-17 budget estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/2

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Budget language also extends the age of eligibility for transitional housing in all counties to any former foster youth who is 18 to 25, and would extend the maximum time they may receive services to 36 months (up from age 24 and a maximum duration of 24 months, with a county option to extend service up to 36 months, as of 2021-22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

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

Feb 28, 2017 - The Governor ’s 2017 ‑18 budget proposal proposes to increase TANF funding for Stage 2 child care to $130  million, freeing up for other purposes $120  million in the General Fund that otherwise would be spent in Stage 2 child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/1

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2017 ‑18 Budget Act initially included one-time funding of $45  million General Fund, available over three years, to establish HDAP. (The budget reappropriates the remaining balance of funding provided in 2017 ‑18.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Budget-related legislation adopted as part of the 2019-20 spending plan provides $5  million one-time General Fund to the Labor Commissioner ’s Office (within DIR) to fund a three-year outreach effort.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101