The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - As such, while budgeted SUN Bucks spending remains relatively flat from summer 2024 to summer 2025, the change in implementatio n schedule from summer 2025 to summer 2026 results in an increase in budgeted SUN Bucks spending in 2025-26 (compared to 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

FI$Cal IT Project Update—Special Project Report 8

Jan 8, 2020 - The FI$Cal project implemented Milestones  1 and 2 i n October 2018, and some of Milestone   3 i n December 2018. The project could not implement the remaining milestones by the project end date in SPR   7 o f July 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4132

The Potential Effects of Ending the SSI Cash-Out

Jan 8, 2018 - (We note that the minimum food benefit amount decreased from $ 16 i n 2016 ‑ 17 t o $ 15 i n 2017 ‑18 and the maximum food benefit amount for a household of one decreased from $ 194 i n 2016 ‑ 17 t o $ 192 i n 2017 ‑18.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3729

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - IT = information technology; CDT = California Department of Technology; TF = total funds; GF = General Fund; OF = other funds; EDD  =  Employment  Development Department; CalSTRS = State Teachers ’ Retirement System; PSP = Pension Solution Project; N/A = not applicable; CalHHS  =  California Health and Human Services Agency; DSS = Department of Social Services; CWS ‑CARES = Child
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

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

Feb 22, 2019 - The average monthly caseload for IHSS has increased by 25  p ercent over the past ten years, from about 430, 000 i n 2008 ‑ 09 t o an estimated 540, 000 i n 2018 ‑19. The IHSS caseload has historically fluctuated, increasing at most by 7. 4  p ercent in 2008 ‑09 and decreasing by 4  p ercent in 2013 ‑14.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of Social Services

Feb 24, 2020 - The average monthly caseload for IHSS increased 30  p ercent over the past ten years, from about 430, 000 i n 2009 ‑ 10 t o an estimated 560, 000 i n 2019 ‑20. Historically, the caseload fluctuated year ‑to ‑year, increasing at most by 5. 6  p ercent in 2016 ‑17 and decreasing by as much as 4  p ercent in 2013 ‑14.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4175

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Executive Order N ‑29 ‑ 20 i ncluded two provisions affecting CalWORKs caseload during the COVID ‑ 19 p andemic. First, the order automatically recertified all recipients whose redeterminations were due between March and May of 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the Health and Human Services Budget

Feb 16, 2018 - The number of Early Start infants and toddlers is projected to grow by almost 10  p ercent —from about 43, 000 i n 2017 ‑ 18 t o about 47, 000 i n 2018 ‑19. By comparison, the caseload for those age 3 and older is growing at a slower rate of 4  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3757

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment

Oct 15, 2018 - For example, caseload in the IHSS program has more than tripled in the past 27 years, from about 160, 000 i n 1990 ‑ 91 t o an estimated 545, 000 i n 2018 ‑19. (In contrast, the population of California has grown by roughly one ‑third over that same time period.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3886

The 2020-21 May Revision: CalWORKs Caseload-Driven Costs in the 2020-21 May Revision

Jun 2, 2020 - (The administratio n has indicated to us that they did not explicitly account for the effects of expanded UI benefits in formulating their caseload projections.) Administration Assumes Almost No Lag Between Jobless Claims and CalWORKs Caseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4249