Sequestering Savings From the Closure of Developmental Centers

Jan 31, 2018 - The lease was amended to stipulate that surplus rental proceeds would be split evenly between the developer and DDS up to a $21. 2  m illion cumulative total. DDS has used its portion of the surplus to modify and renovate units to meet the particular needs of DDS consumers living at Harbor Village and to subsidize the rents of DDS consumers living at Harbor Village.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3735

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - A disproportionate share of deaths had occurred among consumers living in congregate settings, such as skilled nursing facilities. Developmental Centers (DCs) Are Providing Surge Capacity. Fairview DC and Porterville DC ’s general treatment area —both of which had moved their final residents by February 2020 —have been set up as
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/1

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - At the start of 2017 ‑18, 534 r esidents lived at closure DCs. Nonclosure Facilities. DDS will continue to operate a secure treatment program at Porterville DC, which, by statute, can serve up to 211 p eople, all of whom have been deemed a safety risk and/or incompetent to stand trial.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - Porterville DC also includes a secured treatment program (STP), which will remain open. (Porterville STP serves up to a statutory cap of 211 people who are considered a risk to themselves or others or have been deemed incompetent to stand trial.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Disposal of Developmental Center (DC) Properties. The budget includes $23.3  million from the General Fund in 2019 ‑20 to support the disposal of two DC properties. First, for the Sonoma DC —whose final residents moved out in 2018 —the budget includes $21.1  million from the General Fund in 2019 ‑20 (and a total of $43.7  million over three
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

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

Mar 3, 2026 - As shown in Figure  6, FMR takes up a significant portion or exceeds recipient grants in all counties. For an efficiency unit, FMRs are between 63  percent and 258  percent of the maximum SSI/SSP grant for individuals and between 42  percent and 157  percent of the maximum SSI/SSP grant for couples.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The General Fund —which comprises 61  percent of the total DDS budget —provides $8.5  billion in 2023-24, up $1.5  billion, or 21  percent, over revised 2022-23 General Fund expenditures ($7.1  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/1

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Poverty in California People Living in Poverty Have Incomes Too Low to Afford Basic Needs. A family of three with annual income below $25,820 is considered to be living in poverty (under the 2024 federal poverty threshold).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - More specifically, those 65 and over with a disability impacting independent living has increased by 17  percent. The share of IHSS recipients over age 65, however, has remained a relatively consistent share of the overall IHSS population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951