The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs The 2023-24 Budget CalWORKs Summary. In this post, we provide some basic background on the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program followed by an overview and assessment of the Governor ’s CalWORKs budget proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

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

Feb 11, 2022 - Undocumented immigrants, as well as most immigrants with legal status who have lived in the United States for fewer than five years, are ine ligible for CalWORKs. Federal, State, and County Governments Share CalWORKs Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

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 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - CalFood received multiple one-time augmentations in recent years, including $52  million General Fund in 2023-24 and $112  million General Fund in 2022-23. Includes One-Time Funding for Fruit and Vegetable Pilot and Diaper Distribution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

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

Feb 13, 2025 - Figure 3 SSI/SSP Monthly Maximum Grant Levels a 2023 ‑24 (Actual)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In 2023‑24, about 890,000 individuals (in about 350,000 families) participated in CalWORKs, making up over 30 percent of all TANF recipients nationwide (by comparison, California residents made up about 12 percent of the overall United States population in 2023).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2024-25 Budget Act  included a one-time reduction of $37  million in 2024-25 to ESE funding (as well as a one-time $30  million reduction to ESE funding in 2023-24). The 2025-26 spending plan restores ESE funding to $134  million (equivalent to annual ESE funding levels prior to the 2023-24 and 2024-25 reductions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - However, the estimated cost for this expansion has changed substantially from 2023-24 estimates. In 2023-24, the spending plan included $903.3  million General Fund. At Governors budget, this estimate was reduced to $399.5  million General Fund and later revised again to $94.7  million General Fund at May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/4

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - This increase largely reflects the impact of a full-year ’s SUN Bucks caseload in 2024-25 (compared to 2023-24 partial-year caseload) as the program implementation continues. CalFood funding decreased by $52  million General Fund (relative to 2023-24) due to the expiration of a one-time augmentation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - The Governor ’s budget provides a total of $269.8  million Proposition  64 funds in 2023 ‑24 and $247  million Proposition  64 funds in 2024 ‑25. These funds are spread across CAPP ($173.8  million in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25), CCTR ($92.2  million in 2023 ‑24 and $69.4  million in 2024 ‑25), and the Bridge program ($3.8  million in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893