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

Mar 3, 2026 - The federal COLA is based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - (Figure 3 does not display an estimate for total reserves in 2022 ‑23 because this level largely will be determined by discretionary choices made by the Legislature. Total reserves include the Safety Net Reserve and the enacted balance of the SFEU.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

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

Feb 13, 2025 - The federal COLA is based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - Further, the difference between the CNI and the CA CPI ‑U and CA CPI ‑W is often large. Figure  2 shows differences between the proposed measures in each year since 1978. In about half of years, the CNI differed from the CA CPI ‑U and the CA CPI ‑W by at least 1  percentage point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

2000 Budget Analysis: H&SS; SSI/SSP

Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Program Grant Levels Figure 1 (see next page) shows SSI/SSP grants on January 1, 2001 for both individuals and couples as displayed in the Governor's budget and adjusted to reflect the actual CNI and t he Legislative Analyst's Office estimate of the CPI-W.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2000/health_ss/hss_21_SSI-SSP_anl00.htm

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Supplemental Security Income/ State Supplementary Program

SSI/SSP Grant Levels Figure 1 shows SSI/SSP grants on January 1, 2008, for both individuals and couples as displayed in the Governor’s budget and adjusted to reflect the actual CNI and our estimate of the CPI-W.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/health_ss/hss_12_anl07.aspx

The 2024-25 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 8, 2024 - The federal COLA is based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4832

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Education COLA

Comparing K–12 COLA Options Over Time Figure 5 displays actual growth rates for the GDPSL, the CA CPI –W, and the employee compensation component of the GDPSL from 2003 –04 to 2007 –08, as well the projected growth rates for 2008 ‑09.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/education/ed_anl08004.aspx

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - Specifically, ABC will increase its licensing fees by 7.5  percent, effective on January 1, 2024, which is reflective of the CPI growth between August 2021 and August 2022. Governor ’s Proposal Increases Funding for New Positions to Support ABC Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705

The 2023-24 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 24, 2023 - The federal COLA increase is based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI gran ts, but instead holds them flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4707