Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Many counties stated that they already have spent all or most of their state block grant dollars—prior to being able to claim any Title IV‑E matching funds for eligible EBPs. Because federal reimbursement for prevention services will require $1 local funding to match every $1 of federal monies claimed—and given the constraints and complexities of counties’ local
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - In order to qualify for IHSS, a recipient must be aged, blind, or disabled and in most cases have income below the level necessary to qualify for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment cash assistance program (for example, about $1,040 a month for an aged and/or disabled ind ividual living independently in 2021 ‑22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Participating counties will be required to provide local matching funds equal to half of the state funding amount received. Budget language specifies DSS will develop the specific allocation methodology and procedures for data collection and reporting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Additionally, trailer bill language (SB  119) suspends the county matching requirement that was required with some prior rounds of funding for the program. One-Time Funding for Foster Family Agencies ($23  Million General Fund, $31.5  Million Total Funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Recent Caseload Growth Has Matched Historic Highs. As seen in Figure  3 , IHSS caseload has grown significantly since 2013. Despite slower caseload growth between 2016 ‑17 and 2020 ‑21 (the caseload continued to grow during this period, just at a slower than usual rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - These initial two appropriations required a dollar-for-dollar match from local recipients, while the two $92.5  million augmentations appropriated in 2021-22 and 2022-23 waive the match requirement. Proposed budget language also would extend expenditure authority and the match waiver period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Finally, language extends the waiver of the local funding match requirement (implemented as part of funding augmentations for the program provided in 2021-22 and 2022-23) through June 30, 2025 and extends deadline for the department to adopt regulations implementing all provisions to July 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Unfortunately, however, th is alternative analysis still did not come very close to matching the patterns shown in the Wang et al. (2024) figure. The reason for the discrepancy remains elusive. Selected References Ahmad, Farida, Jodi Cisewski, Lauren Rossen, and Paul Sutton (2024).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

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 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the federal government increased the federal match rate for Medicaid services by 6.2  percentage points for the duration of the national public health emergency caused by COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5