The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - OTech (and others) also manage statewide contracts for vendor ‑hosted subscription services (VHSS) —that is, IT services provided and primarily supported by private vendors, not CDT —to offer services to entities at a lower cost than they might be able to negotiate with vendors as individual entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Primary Cost Driver: Cost Per Hour of Care Another component of cost growth in IHSS is growth in the cost per hour of care. When the cost of providing care increases, for example, due to increases in the minimum wage or overtime compensation, the cost of the program also increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - In this brief, we analyze and provide background on the primary cost drivers of the In-home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, describe and analyze the Governor’s budget proposals related to IHSS, and provide additional considerations and questions for the Legislature to ask regarding the Governor’s proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5166

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

Mar 5, 2026 - …While Counties Face Multiple Cost Pressures. H.R.  1 also puts strain on county finances. As counties take on an estimated $190  million in new annual CalFresh administrative costs due to H.R.  1, state revenues provided to counties through 1991 realignment do not automatically adjust upward to account for these additional costs, beyond normal growth in revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

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

Mar 3, 2026 - We note that while the year-over-year change in General Fund costs for the program is relatively flat, it is increasing slightly despite the fact that caseload is expected to decline and the average state cost for grants is remaining flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Figure 1 State Shares of CalFresh Benefit Costs for Different Payment Error Rates Payment Error Rate State Share of Benefit Costs Approximate Annual California Cost
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

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

Mar 3, 2026 - We note that while the year-over-year change in General Fund costs for the program is relatively flat, it is increasing slightly despite the fact that caseload is expected to decline and the average state cost for grants is remaining flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The most recent cost estimates we have seen assume a phased implementation approach over three years (2027-28 to 2029-30). Has the administration considered a more gradual or differently structured phase-in of the new rates that could reduce costs at least in the early years of implementation?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Here again the increase is primarily because the Governor ’s budget assumes there will be no remaining unspent TANF funds in 2026-27 to offset General Fund costs as is the case in 2025-26. LAO Assessment Technical Adjustments Often Occur in CalWORKs Budget to Account for Unspent TANF Funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - In some cases, counties shared that it would cost them several hundreds of thousands of dollars to contract with the developer/purveyor to provide the required initial training and guidance to begin implementing an EBP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106