The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - 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 October 2021 (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/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 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 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - One fee is an annual flat fee of $200. Another fee is assessed on a sliding scale, relative to family income, for respite, day care, and camping services. These two fees have been suspended since March  2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/1

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

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

Feb 22, 2022 - Placement prior to approval ‑18 ‑11 Maximum duration decreases from 120 days (with possible extension up to 365 days) to 90 days. Transition from 16+ bed STRTPs ‑10 ‑10 One ‑time funding in 2021 ‑22 to support STRTPs determined to be IMDs and therefore no longer eligible for Medicaid federal financial participation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

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 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Health and Human Services (HHS)‑Related Funding to Address Homelessness

May 17, 2018 - As we noted, we are continuing to evaluate these proposals as more information becomes available, and information that addresses these questions may be available in the coming days. Creation of the Senior Home Safe Pilot Program at DSS One component of the Governor ’s housing and homelessness package is a one-time General Fund allocation of $15
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3842

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - The balance of the State Health Facilities Citation Penalties Account was estimated to exceed $6  million in the 2020 ‑21 May Revision, resulting in a one-time transfer of $1  million to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/8

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Additionally, the spending plan requires that counties replace stolen benefits as soon as administratively feasible, but no more than ten business days after the receipt of the replacement request. Under current law, California will return to reimbursing stolen food benefits using state funds on October 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3