The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - This funding supports the addition of new positions for SUN Bucks administration, updates to some county data entry systems, updates to certain CalFresh participant forms and notices, and the development of a strategic plan on maximizing benefits to Californians eligible for CalFresh.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

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 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The funding increases from $5  million in 2021 ‑22 (intended for automation changes) to $25  million in 2022 ‑23 and about $280  million in 2023 ‑24 and beyond. Additional details about which specific populations will be served by this expansion are anticipated by 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - In September 2023, an initial plan to conduct the production pilot was approved by the CWDS Board of Directors. One of the outstanding decisions for the next version of the pilot plan was how to technically implement the production pilot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - The SPM aims to account for forms of public assistance not included in the official poverty rate and adjusts income thresholds for additional factors, such as cost of living. As shown in Figure  3 , California ’s SPM rates were consistently higher than national SPM rates over the last decade, largely due to the state ’s high cost of living.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Badger, Emily, Ben Blatt, and Josh Katz (2023). “Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night? ” The New York Times , December 11, 2023 . California Department of Public Health, Office of Policy and Planning (2024).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Child Maltreatment May Take the Form of Abuse or Neglect. “Maltreatment ” refers broadly to any action or failure to act by a caregiver that puts a child at risk of or results in serious physical or emotional harm.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2024-25 Budget Act  included a one-time reduction of $37  million in 2024-25 to ESE funding (as well as a one-time $30  million reduction to ESE funding in 2023-24). The 2025-26 spending plan restores ESE funding to $134  million (equivalent to annual ESE funding levels prior to the 2023-24 and 2024-25 reductions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - Figure 3 SSI/SSP Monthly Maximum Grant Levels a 2023 ‑24 (Actual)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Budget-related legislation extends this suspension through June  30, 2023 at a one-time cost of $4.7  million General Fund. Supports Compliance With Federal Medicaid Rules. The spending plan provides $1.2  million total funds in 2022-23 ($993,000 General Fund) and $811,000 total funds ($669,000 General Fund) ongoing for five permanent positions and three limited-term positions to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/1