The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Bringing Families Home delay — — Governor ’s budget proposes to delay $80 million from 2023 ‑24 to 2025 ‑26, along with budget language extending the expenditure period and local funding match waiver period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Beginning January  1,  2023, the state General Fund will need to cover the IHSS costs that were previously covered with the additional federal funds resulting from the temporary 6.2  percentage point increase to the Medicaid federal match rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2023-24 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 2, 2023 - In addition to the previously mentioned 6.2  percent enhanced federal Medicaid match rate, under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, the federal government increased the federal match rate for IHSS and other Medicaid-funded home- and community-based services (HCBS) by an additional 10  percentage points from April 1, 2021 through March  31, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4729

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - Temporary Increase to Federal  Medicaid Funding LAO Bottom Line: IHSS General Fund Costs Expected to Increase in 2023 ‑24 as a Result of Expiration of Temporary Increase in Federal Medicaid Funding. 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/4512

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - The 2024-25 budget projects the average monthly number of IHSS hours per case to increase slightly between 2023-24 and 2024-25 (0.7  percent), matching historical trends. However, our analysis of hours per case data reveals that for authorized cases that are paid, there was a slight decline in the percentage of authorized hours that were claimed since the start of COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

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 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - The California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot provides CalFresh recipients in pilot counties with a dolla r-for-dollar benefit match when they purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at select farmers ’ markets and grocery stores.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

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 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Bringing Families Home reduction ‑80 ‑80 Governor ’s budget proposed to delay $80 million from 2023 ‑24 to 2025 ‑26, along with budget language extending the expenditure period and local funding match waiver period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - Matching and Mandatory funds received through the federal 2023 ‑24 budget must be obligated by September 30, 2024. Matching funds must be liquidated by September 30, 2025. States have an additional year to obligate and liquidate Discretionary  funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893