The 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, CFAP benefits were $78  million General Fund ($159 average monthly benefit per person, not including temporary emergency allotments granted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which averaged $84 per person and were provided from March  2020 to February 2023).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

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

Feb 11, 2022 - In this post, we provide so me basic background on the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, an update on recent program changes and caseload trends, and an overview of the Governor’s CalWORKs budget proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - This proposal for $60  million General Fund ($78  million total funds) would have provided incentive payments to RCs for meeting certain performance targets. Lower Caseloads for Service Coordinators Working With Young Children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/1

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The largest share of this funding —$ 78  m illion across various departments from a combination of General Fund and special funds —is for improvements to the public safety radio system and to purchase additional radios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - The first of these performance improvement policies is the Pay for Performance program, enacted by Chapter  78 of 2005 (SB  68, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review). Under this program, counties may receive incentive funding on top of funding for regular program operations if they achieve certain benchmarks relative to specified performance measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702