The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - As shown in Figure  2, the Governor ’s budget proposes $7.3  billion in total funding for the CalWORKs program in 2022-23, a net increase of $108  million (1  percent) relative to the most recent estimate of current-year spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Of this total, the spending plan includes $11.1  billion from the General Fund for support of IHSS in 2025-26, which is a net increase of 1.2  billion (12.5  percent) relative to estimated 2024-25 levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - This is the second in a series of analyses estimating the percentage of California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)-eligible individuals who actually enroll in the program—otherwise known as the CalWORKs take-up rate. In this analysis, we compare CalWORKs eligibility and take-up rates across various demographic and economic groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - As  shown in Figure  2 , the Governor ’s budget proposes $6.9  billion in total funding for the CalWORKs program in 2022 ‑23, a net increase of $291  million (4  percent) relative to the most recent estimate of current ‑year spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - This is the first in a series of several posts estimating the percentage of California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)-eligible individuals who actually enroll in the program—otherwise known as the CalWORKs take-up rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The primary reason for the year-over-year General Fund cost increase is the continued growth of the three primary IHSS cost drivers: caseload (5.9  percent), cost per hour (3.1  percent), and hours per case (1.3  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/4

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

Mar 3, 2026 - Even after accounting for a 2.8  percent federal SSI COLA in January 2026 and an estimated 3.1  percent SSI COLA projected for January 1, 2027, maximum SSI/SSP grant levels for individuals are projected to remain (and fall further below) the FPL through 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Funding included in the Governor ’s budget for 2024-25 (half-year implementation) is $3.1  million total funds ($2.3  million General Fund). We are working with the administration to understand proposed costs for 2025-26 (full-year implementation).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

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

Jan 13, 2025 - This is a relatively small number on a net basis, but is the result of many, much larger, offsetting differences. For example, the administration’s estimate of baseline costs in Medi‑Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, is higher than our November 2024 estimate by $3.1 billion in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - The department also requests an additional $3.1  million General Fund for external consulting costs and internal positions to work on statewide strategic initiatives, such as the development of a statewide IT Strategic Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552