Overview of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program Funding and Accountability [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2026 - Overview of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program Funding and Accountability [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5123

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Home Safe provides homelessness prevention and housing interventions to support safety and housing stability for individuals served by the local APS agency. 2025-26 DSS Housing and Homelessness Spending Plan Makes One-Time Augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Benefit amounts vary by household and depend on various factors including household size, income, and costs for housing and utilities. In 2024-25, about 5.5  million Californians received a total of over $12.5  billion in CalFresh benefits, all of it federally funded, with an average monthly benefit of about $192 per person.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - This funding will be available for three years (through June 30, 2028) for counties and tribes opting in to the program, which provides tailored housing services for child welfare system involved families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - During that process, counties provide housing assistance and help clients secure permanent housing. Housing Planning and Production Grants. Provides grants to local governments meant to accelerate meeting new housing production goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Counties also noted an existing need for programs providing concrete supports, such as housing assistance, especially in areas with higher cost of living. More rural, mountainous, and geographically large counties described logistical challenges to service delivery, such as lack of transportation and difficulties reaching and engaging with communities in more remote areas of the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - Figure 1 Major Spending Increases and Reductions Related to Housing and Homelessness a General Fund (In Millions) Low ‑Income Housing Tax Credit 500 b Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program ‑$484 HHAPP Round Five supplemental grants ‑260 Homeless programs administrative set asides ‑142 d Veterans Housing and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - GenAI = generative artificial intelligence; POC = proof of concept; CalHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CDPH = California Department of Public Health; CDTFA = California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; DOF = Department of Finance; EDD = Employment Development Department; and HCD = Department of Hous ing and Community Development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The spending plan indicates the Legislature ’s intent for this data-sharing to be used to measure point-in-time data and trends in homelessness, housing instability, and utilization of housing services amongst individuals and families in CDSS programs, including CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - (Please see our post, The 2025-26 Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness, and Local Government for more detail on the CEQA changes.) Final Year of Funding for California Education Learning Lab. The budget package includes a final year of funding totaling $5.5  million from the General Fund for the California Education Learning Lab, with the intention to eliminate the program beginning in 2026-27 (which will achieve $4  million in ongoing savings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081