The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - Grant amounts are adjusted based on AU size —larger AUs are eligible to receive a larger grant amount —to account for the increased financial needs of larger families. As of October 2021 (when the most recent analysis was conducted), about 40  percent of CalWORKs cases included everyone in the family (and thus the AU size and the family size were the same).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - In order to qualify for IHSS, a recipient must be aged, blind, or disabled and in most cases have income below the level necessary to qualify for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment cash assistance program (for example, about $1,040 a month for an aged and/or disabled ind ividual living independently in 2021 ‑22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Grant amounts are adjusted based on AU size —larger AUs are eligible to receive a larger grant amount —to account for the increased financial needs of larger families. In  about 35  percent of CalWORKs cases, everyone in the family is eligible for CalWORKs and therefore the AU size and the family size are the same.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Grant amounts are adjusted based on AU size —larger AUs are eligible to receive a larger grant amount —to account for the increased financial needs of larger families. As of December 2023 (when the most recent analysis was conducted), about 40  percent of CalWORKs cases included everyone in the family (and thus the AU size and the family size were the same).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Many counties stated that they already have spent all or most of their state block grant dollars—prior to being able to claim any Title IV‑E matching funds for eligible EBPs. Because federal reimbursement for prevention services will require $1 local funding to match every $1 of federal monies claimed—and given the constraints and complexities of counties’ local
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Additionally, trailer bill language (SB  119) suspends the county matching requirement that was required with some prior rounds of funding for the program. One-Time Funding for Foster Family Agencies ($23  Million General Fund, $31.5  Million Total Funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - (Four of the six milestones are now expected to be tested in EUST 2, and the remaining two milestones are expected to be tested in EUST 3.) During the four-week EUST session, participants identified a significant amount of required rework prior to implementation of the three (and several other related) milestones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Recent Caseload Growth Has Matched Historic Highs. As seen in Figure  3 , IHSS caseload has grown significantly since 2013. Despite slower caseload growth between 2016 ‑17 and 2020 ‑21 (the caseload continued to grow during this period, just at a slower than usual rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - These initial two appropriations required a dollar-for-dollar match from local recipients, while the two $92.5  million augmentations appropriated in 2021-22 and 2022-23 waive the match requirement. Proposed budget language also would extend expenditure authority and the match waiver period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - This would allow time for schools to ramp up testing capabilities an d address other implementation issues with a smaller group of students and staff. Alternatively, the Legislature could direct resources to expanding statewide testing capacity and infrastructure that would allow schools to more easily access routine testing as a way to support school reopening.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309