The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - H.R. 1 expands the ABAWD work requirement by: Applying it to adults through age 64, rather than 54. Applying it to adults caring for dependents aged 14 and older, rather than 18 and older. Eliminating exemptions for former foster youth, veterans, and homeless individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - Governor ’s Budget Continues to Appropriate Proposition   64 Funds to Child Care Programs. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - As of January 2025, we understand the administration has revised the projected savings associated with the delay to $0 in 2024-25 and about $104 million General Fund in 2025-26. We are working with the administration to better understand these downward revisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Since the program began in October 2022 through June 2024 (the most recent month of expenditures data), less than $900,00 0 total funds have been spent on Backup Provider services. At this time, we do not have any concerns with the administration ’s estimates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - About 64  percent of families in poverty (as compared to 50  percent of all California families) had female heads of household. Disproportionately Hispanic. About 59  percent of families in poverty were Hispanic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - Figure 1 California ’s Previous Penalties and Appeals (In Millions) $64 a Reflects most recent correspondence from Administration for Children and Families. b Includes penalty relief provided for “significant progress ” towards WPR target, and the impact of a penalty reduction in any given year on the penalty calculation/amount in following years. c Penalties in dispute as of January 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - For K ‑ 12 e ducation, the budget includes $1. 2  b illion for the Local Control Funding Formula, which reflects funding for the COLA offset by a 0. 3  p ercent attendance decline. For community colleges, the Governor ’s largest ongoing proposal is $ 199  m illion to cover the COLA and 0. 5  p ercent enrollment growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - Our office forecasts CalWORKs caseload using three primary factors: ( 1)  c urrent economic conditions, ( 2)  e conomic conditions over the last two years, and ( 3)  t he number of Californians ages 0 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306

Older Youth Access to Foster Care

Mar 22, 2019 - During deliberations on the 2018 ‑ 19 b udget package, the Legislature directed our office to review data about the reporting of child abuse and neglect —which we refer to as maltreatment in this report —for older youth (ages 14 t o 1 7) c ompared to younger youth (ages   0  t o  13).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3980

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - The program targets seniors who meet certain eligibility criteria, including older adults who (1)  are aged 65 and older or are between the ages of 60 to 64 and at high risk for COVID-19 exposure (such as seniors with compromised immune systems), (2)  have income below 600  percent of the federal poverty level, (3)  currently are ineligible for or not receiving other federally
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221