The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - MOE Structure Has Changed Over Time, Beginning With 2012 MOE. As part of the 2012 IHSS MOE, beginning in 2012 ‑13, all counties were required to maintain their 2011 ‑12 expenditure levels for IHSS, to which an annual growth factor of 3.5  percent was applied beginning in 2014 ‑15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - According to the administration, this TANF grant reduction is the final penalty amount assessed to the state for failing to meet the two-parent work participation rate (WPR) requirements for FFY 2012 through FFY 2014.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - At around the same time as 2011 realignment, the state also implemented the California Fostering Connections to Success Act (Chapter  559 of 2010 [A B  12 , Beall]), which extended foster care services and supports to youth from age 18 up to age 21, beginning in 2012.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2023 - At around the same time as 2011 realignment, the state also implemented the California Fostering Connections to Success Act (Chapter  559 of 2010 [A B  12 , Beall]), which extended foster care services and supports to youth from age 18 up to age 21, beginning in 2012.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - We analyze the Governor ’s proposed food assistance budget and describe potential impacts of H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Finally, we provide an update on estimates for the Legislature ’s previous action to expand CFAP to undocumented immigrants in 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - As part of the 2018-19 Budget Act , the Legislature set a goal to increase CalWORKs grants to 50  percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) for a family that is one person larger than the number of people in the family for which the grant amount is calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

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

Mar 5, 2026 - In some cases, this can lead to counties making additional expenditures to cover costs above what can be covered with state funding approved in the budget act. To try to address this, the Legislature has taken steps to require that the administrative budgeting methodologies for both CalFresh and IHSS are reevaluated every three years, with a report to the Legislature on potential changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Special Session Amends Budget Act of 2024. As part of a special legislative session held in January 2025, the Legislature added Control Section 5.26 to the 2024-25 Budget Act, providing an additional one-time allocation of $10  million to support immigration related services, including removal defense.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - At around the same time as 2011 r ealignment, the state also implemented the California Fostering Connections to Success Act (Chapter   559 o f 2010 [A B  12 ,  Beall]), which extended foster care services and supports to youth from age 18 up to age 21, beginning in 2012.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2023-24 Budget Act authorized the CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot and included about $1  million General Fund (one time) for automation costs. The 2024-25 Budget Act included $15  million General Fund on a one-time basis for the implementation of the pilot program, which was originally expected to begin in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3