The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - In the past, this account funded grant increases of 5  percent in 2013-14 and 2014-15, of 1.43  percent in 2016-17, 5.3  percent in 2021-22, and 11  percent in 2022-23. In addition, this account has funded the repeal of the maximum family grant policy starting in 2016-17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Grant amounts are adjusted based on AU size —larger AUs are eligible to receive a larger grant amount —to account for the increased financial needs of larger families. In  about 35  percent of CalWORKs cases, everyone in the family is eligible for CalWORKs and therefore the AU size and the family size are the same.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - California ’s most recent payment error rate, for federal fiscal year 2023-24, is about 11  percent. (The comparable national error rate is similarly about 11  percent.) Payment error rates in California and nationally have risen in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Grant amounts are adjusted based on AU   size —larger  AUs are eligible to receive a larger grant   amount —to  account for the increased financial needs of larger families. As of December 2023, about 40  percent of CalWORKs cases included everyone in the family, making the AU size and the family size the same.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - Under the supervision of DSS, county CWS agencies provide the frontline administration of the CWS system, including: ( 1)  R eceiving reports of child maltreatment, ( 2)  i nvestigating maltreatment reports, ( 3)  r emoving children from unsafe homes, ( 4)  f inding and funding placements for children in foster care, ( 5)  p roviding services to families for reunification, and (
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget includes $11  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23 to implement the permanent back ‑up provider system on  July  1,  2022. Possible Ways to Address Gap in IHSS Back ‑Up Provider Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - Grant amounts are adjusted based on AU size —larger AUs are eligible to receive a larger grant amount —to account for the increased financial needs of larger families. As of December 2023 (when the most recent analysis was conducted), about 40  percent of CalWORKs cases included everyone in the family (and thus the AU size and the family size were the same).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services--A Restricted Environment [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services--A Restricted Environment [Publication Details] The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services--A Restricted Environment Format: HTML Description: Health and social services (H &SS) expenditures account for about 29 percent of General Fund spending in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2248

The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services Budget Primer [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services Budget Primer [Publication Details] The 2010-11 Budget: Health and Social Services Budget Primer Format: HTML Description: In 2009-10, expenditures for health and social services programs in California are estimated to be about $25 billion or 29 percent of statewide General Fund spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2245

The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Social Services [Publication Details]

Jan 29, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Social Services [Publication Details] The 2010-11 Budget: How the Special Session Actions Would Affect Social Services Format: HTML Description: For the special session, the Governor proposes solutions for social services programs totaling $121 million in 2009‑10 and $2.6 billion in 2010‑11.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2192