The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - However, based on our review of our most recent paid sick leave data, we believe that this estimate appears reasonable. Issues for Legislative Consideration Career Pathways Expenditure Update. Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the federal government made available additional funding to be used toward Medicaid-funded Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2025 - This post provides an overview of the Governor’s proposed 2025-26 budget for In-Home Supportive Services, provides updates on some of the most recent prior-year policy changes, and raises questions and issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5009

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - We generally refer to these new approaches as challenge-based procurements in the post. The goal of challenge-based procurements is to allow more bidders to offer solutions to the state’s complex problems, rather than requiring the state to pre-define solutions with detailed requirements-based solicitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Support for Home ‑Based Placements: Excellence in Family Finding, Engagement, and Support Program Block Grants $150 million one ‑time in 2022 ‑23, available through June 30, 2027. Flexible Family Supports and Home ‑Based Foster Care Funding Program $50 million one ‑time in 2022 ‑23 and again in 2023 ‑24, expendable for three years (through June 30, 2026 for the later allocation).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Based on the state ’s most recently measured payment error rate of 11  percent, the state would have a 15  percent share of CalFresh benefit costs, resulting in about $2  billion in new annual costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - We note that these growth components are our best estimates based on the data we have available at this time. Moreover, costs to administer the program also make up a small component of the growth listed above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan The 2022-23 Budget Update on Home- and Community-Based Services Spending Plan Summary. As a part of the 2021 ‑22 budget, the state was required to submit a package of home ‑ and community ‑based services (HCBS) enhancements —known as the HCBS spending plan —to the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Estimating Unit Costs Based on Actual Operations. The budgeting methodologies used for CalFresh and IHSS administration are both based on estimates of the average cost of performing typical eligibility tasks for each enrollee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Wraparound refers to the practice of partnering with families to provide intensive services to children and families with complex needs using a team ‑based approach. A  child and family, working with a team of service providers, develops and follows a service plan that is intended to be comprehensive, family ‑centered, strengths ‑based, and needs ‑driven.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

Mar 3, 2026 - Estimates of federal poverty guidelines for 2027 are based on the LAO Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI ‑U) projection. The 2027 federal poverty guidelines will not be finalized until fall 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148