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 - 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 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - However, without comprehensive outcome information on these programs, the size of the impact the proposed eliminations might have on the state’s pilot application and potential pilot performance is difficult to predict.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - Better information about the factors that influence families’ enrollment in CalWORKs likely could result in models that more accurately predict program caseloads. Improving CalWORKs Take-Up Rate Could Mitigate Ongoing Economic Consequences of COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - No one can predict these factors with certainty ahead of time, but the Legislature could begin by identifying the magnitude of a recession it plans to prepare f or and considering how cautious it would like to be.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Projecting the course of the pandemic, and predicting what needs children and families will have, is difficult and some continued flexibilities may be needed. Regarding support for NMDs and former NMDs, when expansions and flexibilities end in December, will youth who become ineligible to remain in EFC be able to transition successfully?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - The range of expected performance for each local administrator is determined using a statistical model that predicts a range of expected performance based on various factors including economic conditions and demographic characteristics of recipients in the local area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

The Potential Effects of Ending the SSI Cash-Out

Jan 8, 2018 - Although difficult to predict, the assumed participation rate in CalFresh for newly eligible households is a key factor that directly affects the amount of additional food benefits drawn down by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3729