The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - In this brief, we provide background on the CalWORKs program followed by an overview and assessment of the Governor’s California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) budget proposals, which include a number of budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 2, 2022 - Background The SSI/SSP program provides cash grants to low ‑income aged, blind, and disabled individuals. Grant levels for SSI/SSP are determined by both the federal government and the state. Specifically, the federal government pays for the SSI portion of the grant while the state pays the SSP  portion of the grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4514

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The net savings are largely a result of workload relief-related savings, partially offset by one-time automation and training costs in 2025-26, as well as increased cash assistance costs due to estimated lower sanction rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

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

Mar 3, 2026 - Background The SSI/SSP program provides cash grants to low-income aged, blind, and disabled individuals. Grant levels for SSI/SSP are determined by both the federal government and the state. Specifically, the federal government pays for the SSI portion of the grant while the state pays the SSP portion of the grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The total funding for this program also includes costs associated with two other state-funded grant programs: (1)  the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, which provides grants to individuals ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigrant status, and (2)  the California Veterans Cash Benefit program, which provides a supplemental grant payment to veterans receiving payments from the federal Special Veterans Benefit program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime Grant Program Reversion. To help address the fiscal difficulties facing the state, the budget reverts $50  million General Fund from the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime pilot program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - In  most cases recipients have income below the level necessary to qualify for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment cash assistance program (for example, about $1,234 a month for an aged and/or disabled individual living independently in 2025 ‑26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The Potential Effects of Ending the SSI Cash-Out

Jan 8, 2018 - In the next section, we provide some examples of how ending the SSI  cash ‑out could impact households differently. Examples Of Potential Impacts of Ending SSI Cash‑Out on Poverty The SRL required that our office evaluate how ending the SSI  cash ‑out would affect the poverty status of households that would either gain or lose food benefits as a result.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3729

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Increased Cash Grants. Since, 2010 ‑11, maximum cash grants for a family of three in a high ‑cost county increased over 70  percent (about $500). These increases were provided by both formula ‑driven and one ‑time increases to grant levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - These funding estimates include costs associated with two other state-funded grant programs: (1)  the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), which provides grants to individuals ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigrant status, and (2)  the California Veterans Cash Benefit program, which provides a supplemental grant payment to veterans receiving payments from the federal Special Veterans Benefit program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/4