The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Mar 3, 2026 - SSP Grants Were Increased in 2016-17, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24.  Since the Great Recession, as seen in Figure  2, grants for individuals and couples have been increased four times —in 2016-17 (by 2.76  percent), 2021-22 (by 23.95  percent), 2022-23 (by 10.3  percent), and 2023-24 (by 9.2  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - CalFood received multiple one-time augmentations in recent years, including $52  million General Fund in 2023-24 and $112  million General Fund in 2022-23. Includes One-Time Funding for Fruit and Vegetable Pilot and Diaper Distribution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - Figure 3 SSI/SSP Monthly Maximum Grant Levels a 2023 ‑24 (Actual)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2024-25 Budget Act  included a one-time reduction of $37  million in 2024-25 to ESE funding (as well as a one-time $30  million reduction to ESE funding in 2023-24). The 2025-26 spending plan restores ESE funding to $134  million (equivalent to annual ESE funding levels prior to the 2023-24 and 2024-25 reductions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In 2023‑24, about 890,000 individuals (in about 350,000 families) participated in CalWORKs, making up over 30 percent of all TANF recipients nationwide (by comparison, California residents made up about 12 percent of the overall United States population in 2023).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - However, the estimated cost for this expansion has changed substantially from 2023-24 estimates. In 2023-24, the spending plan included $903.3  million General Fund. At Governors budget, this estimate was reduced to $399.5  million General Fund and later revised again to $94.7  million General Fund at May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/4

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - This increase largely reflects the impact of a full-year ’s SUN Bucks caseload in 2024-25 (compared to 2023-24 partial-year caseload) as the program implementation continues. CalFood funding decreased by $52  million General Fund (relative to 2023-24) due to the expiration of a one-time augmentation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - The Governor ’s budget provides a total of $269.8  million Proposition  64 funds in 2023 ‑24 and $247  million Proposition  64 funds in 2024 ‑25. These funds are spread across CAPP ($173.8  million in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25), CCTR ($92.2  million in 2023 ‑24 and $69.4  million in 2024 ‑25), and the Bridge program ($3.8  million in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The Governor ’s January proposal reduced the 2023-24 estimated budget for the Porterville Developmental Center by $20  million General Fund as a result of workforce hiring challenges. The 2024-25 budget package holds funding for staff at Porterville flat at the reduced 2023-24 level, resulting in General Fund savings of $20  million in 2024-25 and $10  million in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1