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

Feb 16, 2018 - The units at both DCs were recently recertified for 2018 and will thus continue to receive federal funding through December 2018. (The Governor ’s budget assumes the ICF/DD units will be recertified in 2019 and federal funding will continue for the balance of 2018 ‑19.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Fruit and Vegetable Pilot received about $10  million in 2018-19 and about $10  million in 2024-25 (both of which were all General Fund). 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).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - As part of the 2018-19 Budget Act , the Legislature set a goal to increase CalWORKs grants to 50  percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) for a family that is one person larger than the number of people in the family for which the grant amount is calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Home Safe program was established by Chapter  35 of 2018 (AB  1811, Committee on Budget) to serve Adult Protective Services (APS) clients who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness due to elder or dependent adult abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - For more information on the 2017 IHSS MOE, please refer to our 2018 post titled: Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs . 2019 IHSS MOE. In 2019, DOF found that 1991  Realignment could no longer support the county costs of IHSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Social Services Immigration and Equity Programs

Mar 15, 2024 - TPS Immigration Services In 2018-19, State Expanded Funding to Prioritize Services for Hard-To-Reach Populations. Since 2018-19, the state has provided an annual allocation of $10  million General Fund to supplement ISF services and specifically support hard-to-reach populations through the TPS immigration services program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4885

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - Figure 15 SSI/SSP Monthly Maximum Grant Levels a Governor ’s Proposal 2018 ‑19 2019 ‑20 Governor ’s Estimates b Change From 2018 ‑19
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - Specifically, for the last half of 2017 ‑18 and all of 2018 ‑19, the state will pay 12  percent of program costs, rather than the 35  percent assumed in the Governor ’s budget. The administration estimates that these actions reduce estimated General Fund Medi-Cal costs by about $300  million in 2017 ‑18 and about $600  million in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal The 2018-19 Budget Child Care Programs —Analysis of Governor ’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal As part of a multiyear budget agreement (spanning from 2016 ‑17 through 2018 ‑19), the Governor and Legislature agreed to reimbursement rate and slot increases for child care and preschool programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

The 2018-19 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal

Mar 2, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal The 2018-19 Budget Evaluating FI$Cal In this analysis, we describe the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) Project and the major changes to the project based on the newly released Special Project Report (SPR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3768