The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

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

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Prior to the passage of the 2023-24 budget package, statute permitted up to half of the required continuing education hours to be satisfied through online courses, with the remainder completed in a classroom instructional setting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - As such, we have tried to include the most up ‑to ‑date information in our analysis. However, as implementation proceeds, some of these challenges may resolve and others may emerge. Implementing EBPs Array of EBPs in State Plan Does Not Always Correspond to Counties ’ Prevention Needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - This split, in turn, is based on SGC ’s practice of awarding up to $35   million per project (70   percent) for affordable housing and up to $15   million (30   percent) for transportation. Yet, there is no inherent policy rationale for that 70/30 split.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

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The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - The average number of service hours that will be provided to an estimated 875,344 IHSS recipients is projected to be 127 hours per month in 2026 ‑27 (up from 125.1 in 2025 ‑26). IHSS Costs Split Between Federal Government, State, and Counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

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

Apr 16, 2020 - Restaurants are reimbursed for each meal, receiving up to $66 per day per person served. Local program providers are responsible for paying the restaurants. However, FEMA and the state will reimburse local program providers for a portion of eligible costs —up to 75  percent and 18.75  percent, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Application Also Suggested Using CalWORKs Take-Up Rate as Outcome Measure. The CalWORKs take-up rate is the percentage of eligible individuals who are actually enrolled in the program (our office previously published a series of posts on the CalWORKs take-up rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - For CalWORKs in particular, an improved understanding of the take-up rate could improve caseload forecasting and help the state mitigate the ongoing economic effects of COVID-19. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340