The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The administration estimates that implementing the Tiered Rate Structure will cost more than $300  million General Fund in 2027-28, $500  million in 2028-29, and $700  million General Fund in 2029-30 (with some potential growth thereafter and ongoing).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 3, 2026 - SSP Grants Were Increased in 2016-17, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24.  Since the Great Recession, as seen in Figure  2, grants for individuals and couples have been increased four times —in 2016-17 (by 2.76  percent), 2021-22 (by 23.95  percent), 2022-23 (by 10.3  percent), and 2023-24 (by 9.2  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The spending plan assumes this enhanced federal funding is in place from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022 and will offset around $500  million in total IHSS General Fund spending in 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - We understand that the one-time $500 payments to IHSS providers were sent out to roughly 550,000 providers in the beginning of 2022. Additionally, the Department of Social Services began implementing the IHSS training opportunities   initiative —known  as   IHSS Career Pathways —in October of 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - When enacted, the budget assumed annual General Fund savings of $500  million in 2025-26 that was expected to grow to roughly $2  billion General Fund by 2028-29 across three departments —California Departments of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Health Care Services (DHCS), and Social Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - This workforce-related funding ($186.1  million of which is from the General Fund) is targeted at both RC service coordinators and direct support professionals, and includes: $127.8  million for $500 training stipends to direct support professionals (each of whom would be eligible for up to two such stipends). $22.5  million for a new training and internship program for workers
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/1

The 2021-22 Budget: Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Broadband Infrastructure

May 24, 2021 - While the ultimate fate of these federal proposals is uncertain, approving intent language for an additional $5  billion total funds in 2022 ‑23 (including $1.5  billion General Fund) when it is possible more federal funding might be available over a longer time frame by 2022 ‑23 may be premature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4440

The 2024-25 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 8, 2024 - Ad ditionally, while not COLAs, SSP grant increases were provided in 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24. We describe those increases more fully below. During Great Recession, SSP Grants for Individuals and Couples Were Reduced to Federally Required Minimum.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4832

The 2023-24 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 2, 2023 - We understand that the one-time $500 payments to IHSS providers were sent out to roughly 550,000 providers in the beginning of 2022. Additionally, DSS began implementing the IHSS training opportunities initiative —known as IHSS Career Pathways —in October of 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4729

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The spending plan assumes that this will cost roughly $500  million in ongoing funds beginning in 2024-25. The 2023-24 Budget Act also includes $111  million for an ongoing maximum grant increase of 3.6  percent, effective October 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/2