The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - (In other words, a youth will be able to receive the same level of financial support and services whether they are placed with a resource family, in an STRTP, or another placement type.) In addition to restructuring foster care maintenance payments, the 2024-25 statutory changes also added two new foster care programs and corresponding rate components: (1)  Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program, and (2)  Immediate Needs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - In other words, infants had higher substantiation rates than elementary school aged youth, who had higher substantiation rates than middle school aged youth, who in turn had higher rates than high school aged youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980

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

Mar 3, 2026 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - (In other words, a youth will be able to receive the same level of financial support and services whether they are placed with a resource family, in an STRTP, or another placement type). In addition to restructuring foster care maintenance payments, the 2024-25 statutory changes also added two new foster care programs and corresponding rate components: (1)  Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program, and (2)  Immediate Needs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - In other words, we are not describing the budget condition as having a surplus or a deficit at this time. These concepts are inherently tools of communication, not accounting, and are ultimately somewhat subjective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Community Services and Development

Feb 9, 2023 - (In other words, estimated total arrears decreased by around $550  million from the time of the spring survey to the fall application period.) As such, the administration proposes to revert $400  million of unspent CAPP 2022-23  dollars to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4674

The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Social Services [Publication Details]

Jan 29, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Social Services [Publication Details] The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Social Services Format: HTML Description: For the special session, the Governor proposes solutions for social services programs totaling $121 million in 2009‑10 and $2.6 billion in 2010‑11.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2192

The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services--A Restricted Environment [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services--A Restricted Environment [Publication Details] The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services--A Restricted Environment Format: HTML Description: Health and social services (H &SS) expenditures account for about 29 percent of General Fund spending in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2248

The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services Budget Primer [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services Budget Primer [Publication Details] The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services Budget Primer Format: HTML Description: In 2009-10, expenditures for health and social services programs in California are estimated to be about $25 billion or 29 percent of statewide General Fund spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2245

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964