The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - Figure  5 summarizes the pandemic supports funded within child welfare, along with the funding amounts, status, and other information. Figure 5 Summary of State Funds for Pandemic Response Within Child Welfare General Fund (In Millions) Cash cards for families at risk of foster care $27.8 — — Payments of up to $1200 per eligible family are being disbursed in several rounds, with the latest round launched in January 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Current statute dictates these eligible individuals may receive foster payments for up to 120 days (or up to 365 days if a good ‑cause extension is warranted) while completing the resource family approval process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

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

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Figure   5 illustrates a theoretical community pathway, compared to a traditional child welfare agency pathway. DSS will provide additional guidance for counties around the specific requirements of implementing a community pathway.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - To claim Title IV-E federal funding for these services (the selection of which is detailed in the state ’s five-year Title IV-E prevention plan), the state must meet federal requirements around tracking per-child prevention spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - (As of this writing, whether these savings will be achieved is unclear as the administration ’s recently signed contract with a consultant does not appear to include DSS.) Proposed Solutions Not Adopted in Spending Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - The proposed decrease in TANF carry forward in 2025-26 (relative to 2024-25) brings annual carry forward spending mor e in line with annual levels seen before the pandemic. As a result, as shown in Figure  3, General Fund in CalWORKs increases year over year from 2024-25 to 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - In 2022-23, the administration estimates the average CalWORKs grant amount to be $960 per month across all family sizes and incom e levels. These grants are funded through a combination of federal TANF block grant funding, state General Fund, and county dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Specifically, they helped to better align the cost of th e programs with counties available revenue and better matched counties ’ costs with their level of programmatic control. For more information on 1991 realignment please see our analysis titled: Rethinking the 1991 Realignment .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2021-22 Budget: Preliminary Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Broadband Infrastructure

May 24, 2021 - We understand that a budget change proposal in the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that will provid e details of the proposal is forthcoming. Proposed trailer bill language that will implement components of the proposal also is forthcoming.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4440