The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The administration estimates this would extend health care coverage to 138,000 undocumented immigrants and would cost $ 134  m illion General Fund in 2019 ‑20. Estimates suggest the current number of uninsured Californians —including those who are undocumented —is roughly 3. 5  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Bonus Pay for Bilingual Service Provider Staff. The spending plan provides $2.2  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22, $4.3  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23, and $6.5  million General Fund in 2023 ‑24 and ongoing to support wage bonuses for DSPs who are bilingual —including in American Sign Language —and can support the estimated 90,000 consumers who speak a primary language other than English.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details] Overview of the Governor 's Budget January 14, 2019 The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget Format: HTML Description: This report presents our office’s initial assessment of the Governor’s Budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3916

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - About 20  percent of CalWORKs heads of household were Black, compared to about 5  percent of all heads of  household. Some Groups Made up Disproportionate Shares of CalWORKs Participants Compared to Californians in Poverty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - More recently, the state allocated $2  million in 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18 to improve awareness and take-up of the California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which provides money to low-income workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs $20 Less Than 1 % a TANF carry forward is a non ‑add line item for display purposes only. This amount is included in Federal TANF block grant funds. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - The spending plan includes a $5  million one-time loan from the HICAP Fund to the General Fund. The loan shall be repaid with interest when the General Fund no longer needs the loan or the HICAP Fund needs the money for program operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/8

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - The spending plan provides $533.5  million from all fund sources for the Secretary in 2019 ‑20, up $50.1  million relative to the revised estimate for 2018 ‑19. The General Fund accounts for $19.9  million of total funds in 2019 ‑20, up $14.2  million (or 246  percent) from 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - When a parent applies for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, federal law requires them to sign over the majority of their monthly child support payments to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/9