The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Health and Human Services (HHS)‑Related Funding to Address Homelessness

May 17, 2018 - Each year, funding allocations are provided to 49 counties that currently participate in the program. In recent years, $47  million has been allocated to participating counties for these purposes. The Governor ’s proposal would increase this amount by $24  million in 2018 ‑19 and by an additional $24  million in 2019 ‑20 ($95  million total) and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3842

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The most recent cost estimates we have seen assume a phased implementation approach over three years (2027-28 to 2029-30). Has the administration considered a more gradual or differently structured phase-in of the new rates that could reduce costs at least in the early years of implementation?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 5, 2026 - For  example, the CalWORKs methodology puts some limits on the magnitude of year ‑to ‑year, caseload ‑driven adjustments to administrative funding to minimize volatility that can be disruptive to counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - In response to this elimination, a new county IHSS MOE was  established in July 2017 —referred  to as the 2017 IHSS MOE. Under the new 2017 IHSS MOE, the counties ’ share of IHSS costs were reset to roughly reflect the counties ’ share of estimated 2017 ‑18 IHSS costs based on historical county cost ‑sharing ratios (35  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS service costs and  30  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS administrative costs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Based on the state ’s most recently measured payment error rate of 11  percent, the state would have a 15  percent share of CalFresh benefit costs, resulting in about $2  billion in new annual costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - As noted earlier, the state provided $222.4  million in 2021 ‑22, with multiple years of expenditure authority, to support counties with initial implementation of prevention services under the FFPS program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2021-22 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 8, 2021 - …But Significantly Increase General Fund Expenditures Year Over Year. However, if the Legislature approves these proposals, General Fund expenditures for CDT will increase $32.7  million year over year from $6.8  million in 2020 ‑21 to $39.5  million in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4356

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Most of the year-over-year growth in General Fund spending is due to a combination of caseload growth, changes in service utilization, and costs associated with scheduled increases to the state minimum wage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

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

Mar 3, 2026 - We note that while the year-over-year change in General Fund costs for the program is relatively flat, it is increasing slightly despite the fact that caseload is expected to decline and the average state cost for grants is remaining flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5148

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

Mar 3, 2026 - We note that while the year-over-year change in General Fund costs for the program is relatively flat, it is increasing slightly despite the fact that caseload is expected to decline and the average state cost for grants is remaining flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148