The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

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The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2026 - In this brief, we assess the Governor's proposed funding for county administration of Medi-Cal and CalFresh in response to H.R. 1 and provide related recommendations.
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The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Summary For 2026-27, the Governor ’s budget proposes $3.6  billion from the General Fund for the state ’s share of SSI/SSP —an increase of $94  million (2.7  percent) from the Governor ’s revised 2025-26 budget estimate.
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Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - In 2013, the Legislature enacted further changes to CalWORKs related to welfare ‑to ‑work. The first of these was requiring the development of a standardized appraisal, known as the Online CalWORKs Appraisal Tool (OCAT), which is used with all new CalWORKs participants to identify potential barriers to employment before they begin welfare ‑to ‑work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Health and Human Services (HHS)‑Related Funding to Address Homelessness

May 17, 2018 - The HAP provides daily housing payments to homeless (or at risk of becoming homeless) CalWORKs families. (The program also provides payments to help families cover cost related to securing permanent housing —for instance, security deposits, first and last month ’s rent, or back payments to avoid eviction.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3842

The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook The 2021-22 Budget CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook In this post, we describe our most recent forecast for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program costs and discuss recent caseload trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306

The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 2, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program The 2022‑23 Budget Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Summary. This post summarizes the Governor ’s budget assumptions and proposals related to the SSI/SSP program, including the Governor ’s intent to increase SSP grants in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4514

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

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The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

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The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details]

Mar 3, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Format: HTML Description: For 2026-27, the Governor’s budget proposes $3.6 billion from the General Fund for the state’s share of SSI/SSP—an increase of $94 million (2.7 percent) from the Governor’s revised 2025-26 budget estimate.
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