The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Additional $81 million one ‑time provided in 2025 ‑26, available through June 30, 2028. a We note that we are currently seeking clarification from the administration on two components of BH ‑CONNECT that are funded in the Department of Health Care Services —(1) the Activity Funds Initiative (previously called activity stipends) and (2) Initial Joint Behavioral Health Home Visits.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - As a result, under this proposal, all IHSS recipients who became ineligible for Medi-Cal would be automatically terminated from the IHSS program. At the time of May Revision, the administration estimated this proposal to save no money in 2025- 26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Participants in the self-determination program are provided an individual budget, a fixed amount of money with which to purchase the services of their choosing. Participants then decide how to use the money in their individual budget by developing a spending plan, which identifies the services and items the participant needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Moreover, costs to administer the program also make up a small component of the growth listed above. Difficult to Account for Interaction Effects. It is important to note that some of these components may be interactive, making it difficult to conclusively attribute a portion of the growth to one specific component.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services In-Home Supportive Services Summary For the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, the Governor ’s 2025-26 budget proposes approximately $10.6  billion General Fund, an increase of $1.1  billion (11  percent) from the Governor ’s revised 2024-25 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services In-Home Supportive Services Summary For 2024-25, the Governor ’s budget proposes approximately $9  billion General Fund, an increase of $1  billion (13  percent) over estimated 2023-24 expenditures for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

Considering the State Costs and Benefits: In-Home Supportive Services Program [Publication Details]

Jan 21, 2010 - For many recipients, the program allows individuals to live at home rather than in an institutional setting (typically, a nursing home). By preventing—or at least delaying—the move to a nursing home, the program can save money for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2176

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Licensing and registration fees, as well as revenues from enforcement actions, are allocated to the Home Care Fund. At the time the program and fund were created, the state p rovided a General Fund loan to begin implementation, while planning for the fund to repay the General Fund loan over several years and envisioning the fund ’s revenues in the long term would be sufficient to fully fund the program ’s operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Home Safe provides homelessness prevention and housing interventions to support safety and housing stability for individuals served by the local APS agency. 2025-26 DSS Housing and Homelessness Spending Plan Makes One-Time Augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - …And Anticipated Program Growth … Additionally, the 2025-26 spending plan includes expenditure increases for certain child welfare program elements that typically increase from year to year. For example, expenditures for the home-based family care rate —namely the monthly care and supervision payments made to foster caregivers and for kinship and adoptive
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6