The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Support Program Proposals

Feb 18, 2022 - Actual costs would be higher (or lower) depending on whether caseload and collection trends increase (or decrease) by January 2023 (for former CalWORKs families) or 2024 ‑25 (for current CalWORKs families).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4550

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

Mar 3, 2026 - SSP Grants Were Increased in 2016-17, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24.  Since the Great Recession, as seen in Figure  2, grants for individuals and couples have been increased four times —in 2016-17 (by 2.76  percent), 2021-22 (by 23.95  percent), 2022-23 (by 10.3  percent), and 2023-24 (by 9.2  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The Governor ’s January budget then proposed to delay the final stage of service provider rate reform implementation by one year (to July 1, 2025). The spending plan modifies this proposal, delaying the final stage of implementation by six months, rather than one year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - Historically, CAPP and CCTR Contracts Are Not Finalized Until After Legislative Approval of State Budget. Overall, DSS does not release any program funds until contracts have been finalized and executed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Since 2017, the cost of this lost 6  percent FMAP (also referred to as the CFCO late penalty) has been paid for with the General Fund and has grown over time —totaling $63.2  million in 2023-24. In an effort to assist in addressing the state ’s budget problem, as part of the May Revision, the administration proposed to require counties to cover the full cost of the CFCO late penalty beginning in 2025-26 (estimated to save $81  million General Fund in 2025-26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The rule, originally set to take effect in 2019, has been pushed back twice, with the first key date set for March  17, 2023, when all service providers must have adopted policies consistent with the final  rule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - DHCS submitted the waiver proposal to the federal government in October 2023; many implementation details have yet to be finalized. SILP Housing Supplement. The 2023-24 spending plan includes $1  million to begin implementing a housing supplement for foster youth in supervised independent living placements (SILPs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - As part of the state ’s broader Energy Package funded by the 2021-22 budget, LIWP was allocated $25  million General Fund in 2022-23 and an additional $25  million in 2023-24. The 2023-24 spending plan changes the source for the 2023-24 expenditures, providing funds from the state ’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) rather than the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/7

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Finally, we provide an update on estimates for the Legislature ’s previous action to expand CFAP to undocumented immigrants in 2027-28. Background CalFresh and CFAP CalFresh Provides Federally Funded Nutrition Assistance to Low-Income Californians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - According to the administration, this TANF grant reduction is the final penalty amount assessed to the state for failing to meet the two-parent work participation rate (WPR) requirements for FFY 2012 through FFY 2014.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2