The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Given the long history of technical adjustments in the CalWORKs budget, it is possible that there will be additional unspent TANF identified for 2026-27. However, the amount of such carry-in funding is uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - For additional information on the history of the IHSS program, please refer to the Department of Social Services Website ( Local Assistance Estimates for the 2026‑27 Governor’s Budget, Program History ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - However, as a budget solution, the 2024-25 spending plan de layed the expansion implementation by two years. Automation for the expansion is now expected to begin in 2026-27, with benefit distribution to begin in 2027-28 (for newly eligible recipients).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

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

Mar 3, 2026 - However, from 2021-22 through 2023-24, the maximum combined SSI/SSP monthly grant amount increased on average by 7.4  percent annually for individuals and 8.2  percent annually for couples —predominantly due to the provision of federal SSI COLAs and historically high SSP grant increases, including the highest in history one-time SSP grant increase of roughly 24  percent in January 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Proposal to Strengthen Information Security

Feb 28, 2017 - Some departments would establish continuously operating security centers to monitor threats, others would develop mitigation plans to reduce the risk of threats, while still others would establish de partment policies and procedures to achieve security compliance and train staff on information security procedures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3594

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - This program is a home visiting model for young Native American expectant and parenting mothers, with the goal of addressing intergenerational behavioral health challenges and promoting positive behavioral and emotional outcomes among mothers and children, while also helping families process historical traumas by embracing local languages, legends, and Native American history.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - De spite this projected decrease, our office projects total costs associated with Medi-Cal caseload to increase year over year and notes that Medi-Cal caseload remains significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Understanding changes in caseload and the breakdown between adult and child participants, as well as how participation varies by county, can help the Legislature understand who has been served by CalWORKs over the program ’s history.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2020-21 May Revision: CalWORKs Caseload-Driven Costs in the 2020-21 May Revision

Jun 2, 2020 - Current Economic Situation Has Few Precedents … The current COVID-19 recession is unique to modern history in both its extent and speed. Both the unemployment rate and UI caseload reached historic highs less than two months after the introduction of stay-at-home orders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4249