The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - The budget package, however, largely preserves funding for certain other programs receiving more modest reductions (such as Regional Early Action Planning grants and the Multifamil y Housing Program), which were identified by the Legislature as particularly high priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - Another advantage is that it allows CDLAC and TCAC to retain their authority as technical administrators of a highly complex funding mechanism (private activity bonds and tax credits), rather than attempt to transfer those responsibilities to an entity under the Governor (HDFC) with no such experience or expertise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - This means that the Legislature has time to fully understand the proposal and its implications before taking action. Introduction For the In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, the Governor ’s 2026 ‑27 budget proposes approximately $12.5  billion General Fund, an increase of $1.1  billion (9.7  percent) from the Governor ’s revised 2025 ‑26 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Other State Actions DSS Reviewed and Approved Counties ’ Comprehensive Prevention Plans (CPPs). Counties opting in to receive state block grant dollars to help implement prevention services were required to create CPPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

Mar 3, 2026 - We have been informed by the administration that this is due to a technical adjustment to the current year and we discuss this at a high level in this post. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5148

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - This is one of several state and federal actions taken to improve nutrition access for Californians during the public health emergency. (For more information, see our post “ Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/2

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - Provides Increased Funding for High –Cost Drugs. The budget package increases funding for high –cost drugs in the Department of Health Care Services by $61  million General Fund (on top of a base budget of $65  million General Fund) and the Department of State Hospitals by $6  million General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - (While the state failed to meet some WPR requirements in years prior to 2012, penalties for these years were eliminated through successful corrective compliance actions by the state.) CalWORKs Caseload and Grants Projects Caseload to Grow in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - CHIP is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to children in low-income families, but with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid. The state and federal governments share the cost of CHIP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services Human Services Immigration Related Budget Actions In this section, we discuss key budget actions that primarily impact Department of Social Services programs serving immigrant and refugee populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8