Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - A fourth measure —the percentage of CalWORKs participants with earnings sufficient to receive the maximum benefit from the federal earned income tax credit —was added later. In order to receive incentive funding from the Pay for Performance program, counties would either have to make a minimum level of improvement on a given performance measure or rank in the top 20  percent of counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Health and Human Services)

Jun 19, 2015 - Establishes New Earned Income Tax Credit. The budget package includes $380  million General Fund for a new Earned Income Tax Credit, designed to increase the after –tax income of the state ’s workers with the lowest incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3277

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Adopted in 2022 ‑23 budget Court ability to establish earning capacity Codify courts ’ ability to impute income based on earning capacity. Also codifies requirement for courts to consider specific circumstances of the parent, including the parent ’s assets, educational attainment, and health when determining earning capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/6

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Throughout this report, we reference the percentage of all California families (with children under 18) participating in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, which we refer to as the CalWORKs participation rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - As  a result, practically all of the state ’s non ‑higher education executive branch employees —outside of the very top ranks of management (such as department directors and deputy directors) —are in the civil service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - For additional information on the history of the IHSS program, please refer to the Department of Social Services Website ( Local Assistance Estimates for the 2026‑27 Governor’s Budget, Program History ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - The overall take ‑up rate for CalWORKs ‑eligible parents is shown on top. The dotted line provides a reference point to compare the take ‑up rate for all parents to take ‑up rates for specific demographic groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The spending plan reflects an additional set of requirements that providers will need to satisfy in order to be eligible to earn the quality incentive portion of rate models beginning in July 2026. Specifically, providers will need to comply with Electronic Visit Verification, federal Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS), and independent audit and fiscal review requirement s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Specifically, the top set of bars indicates that Black children are around three times more likely to be the subject of an allegation and nearly five ‑and ‑a ‑half times more likely to be in foster care compared to white children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Increase in State Funding for Local Child Support Agencies

Mar 26, 2019 - In some cases, child support orders are set at zero —referred to as a zero ‑order case —if the noncustodial parent has little income or no ability to earn income. This could be the case when the parent is incarcerated, involuntarily institutionalized, or disabled.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3989