Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Particularly in smaller and more rural counties with relatively fewer providers, counties raised issues related to hiring and maintaining qualified staff and meeting EBP model fidelity requirements around staff training, data tracking, and other elements due to high costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Based on the state ’s most recently measured payment error rate of 11  percent, the state would have a 15  percent share of CalFresh benefit costs, resulting in about $2  billion in new annual costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - In order to qualify for IHSS, a recipient must be aged, blind, or disabled, and be low income. In  most cases recipients have income below the level necessary to qualify for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment cash assistance program (for example, about $1,234 a month for an aged and/or disabled individual living independently in 2025 ‑26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Firms earning over 50  percent of their total income from a list of “qualified business activities ” (QBA) are subject to a different apportionment method that includes the location of their sales, payroll, and property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - 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 prog ram (for example, about $1,207 a month for an aged and/or disabled individual living independently in 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - It amounts to a statutory  entitlement to services and supports for individuals ages three and older who have a qualifying developmental disability. Qualifying disabilities include autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, and other conditions closely related to intellectual disabilities that require similar treatment, such as traumatic brain injuries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - 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 prog ram (for example, about $1,183 a month for an aged and/or disabled individual living independently in 2023-24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - Figure  2 shows CalFresh/ CFAP caseload increased over the last five years. CalFresh/CFAP caseload (as of November 2024) increased 60  percent since the beginning of 2019-20, although annual rates of growth have varied from year to year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Qualified Individuals (QIs) Background. FFPSA requires that within 30 days of a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) placement, a QI must complete an evidence-based assessment to determine if the QRTP is the most appropriate placement for the youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - CalWORKs is an entitlement program, meaning all families that qualify for the program can receive assistance. Those who qualify, however, are not automatically enrolled. Rather, families must go through the process of learning about the program, applying, and being approved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340