The 2020-21 Budget: Department of Social Services

Feb 24, 2020 - We estimate that about 40  p ercent of the increase in wage costs in 2020 ‑ 21 —roughly $ 220  m illion General Fund —are attributable to the recent state minimum wage increases on IHSS provider wages from $ 12 p er hour to $ 13 p er hour on January 1, 2020 and the scheduled increase from $ 13 p er hour to $ 14 p er hour on January  1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4175

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Moreover, since spring, a larger share of applications (about 60  p ercent) has been denied compared to recent years (about 48  p ercent). Finally, Figure  3 shows that the exit rate has accelerated in October and November to about 10  p ercent of the caseload, above the recent average of about 6  p ercent to 8  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

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

Feb 22, 2019 - The SSI/SSP caseload grew at a rate of less than   1  p ercent each year between  2011 ‑12 and 2014 ‑15. More recently, however, SSI/SSP caseload has slightly   decreased —by 1. 2  p ercent in 2016 ‑17, 1. 5  p ercent in 2017 ‑18, and an estimated 1. 5  p ercent in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - Personal income for Californians actually increased by about 6  p ercent between the first and second quarters of 2020 e ven as unemployment increased more than 10  p ercentage points, in part reflecting federal relief measures that put cash in people ’s pockets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306

The Potential Effects of Ending the SSI Cash-Out

Jan 8, 2018 - This scenario assumes monthly shelter costs of about $ 200 p er person ($ 800 t otal) and no deductible medical costs. For this particular household, the decrease in monthly food benefits would change their poverty status from above ( 103  p ercent) to below the FPL ( 96  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3729

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment

Oct 15, 2018 - If  the realignment revenues grow by less than 2  p ercent, the adjustment factor will either be 2. 5  p ercent in 2018 ‑ 19 o r 3. 5  p ercent in 2019 ‑20 and onwards. If the realignment revenues grow by more than 2  p ercent, the adjustment factor will be either 5  p ercent in 2018 ‑ 19 o r 7  p ercent in 2019 ‑20 and onwards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3886

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

Mar 8, 2019 - Under current law, counties pay for 35  p ercent of the nonfederal costs associated with locally established IHSS wage and benefit increases and the state pays for the remaining 65  p ercent up to the state participation cap ($13. 10 p er hour in 2019).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3962

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

Feb 16, 2018 - According to DDS, about 20  p ercent of Early Start participants go on to become lifelong DDS consumers at age 3. The rate of growth among the Early Start Program has been similar in recent years (about 9  p ercent to 10  p ercent), as has the rate of growth among those 3 and older (about 4  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

The 2021-22 Budget: Medi-Cal Enterprise System Modernization Effort

Feb 17, 2021 - States that redesign their IT systems to align with MITA generally are eligible for enhanced federal financial participation at 90  p ercent of total costs for planning, development, and implementation of a new system, and 75  p ercent of total costs for maintenance and operations of the system (once certified as aligned with MITA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4375

Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - As shown in Figure  5 , overall 22  p ercent of all maltreatment reports that were investigated for younger youth were substantiated from 2010 t o 2017 c ompared to about 17  p ercent for older youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980