The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - CalFresh is California ’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides monthly food assistance to qualifying low-income households. To be eligible, households generally must earn less than 200  percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Statewide launch of version 1 planned for October 2026. Tiered Rate Structure Initial funding for automation and administrative preparation began in 2025 ‑26. Governor ’s budget includes $2.3 million in 2026 ‑27 for CANS fidelity and training.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - To help address the state budget shortfall, the budget package includes a reduction of $15  million in one-time General Fund that had been provided in a prior year for the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - March  15, 2024 —Resubmitted Advanced Planning Document Update (APDU) for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 Approved by ACF With Seven Conditions. ACF approved a resubmitted version of the FFY 2024 APDU for the project with seven conditions that, if not resolved by August 1, 2024, would result in a non-CCWIS claiming status determination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

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

Mar 3, 2026 - At the time of the 2025 May Revision, the administration had estimated that the Social Security Administration (SSA) had overcharged the state for SSI/SSP services and administration —resulting in increased General Fund costs of over $60  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2024-25 Budget Act included $15  million General Fund on a one-time basis for the implementation of the pilot program, which was originally expected to begin in 2024-25. Due to a delay in implementation, the 2025-26 spending plan shifts the $1  million in automation funding from 2023-24 to 2024-25 and 2025-26 and the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2020-21 May Revision: CalWORKs Caseload-Driven Costs in the 2020-21 May Revision

Jun 2, 2020 - As a result of the public health and economic crisis brought on by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the administration projects CalWORKs caseload to average 724,000 cases per month in 2020 ‑21, or about 25  percent above the previous all-time high and more than double the amount projected in the January budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4249

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - The administration launched an initial version of the PDL process in February, and expects to launch a final version of the PDL in July. While the process currently only applies to GenAI projects, the administration expects to add additional technology projects (including state IT projects) to PDL in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Is the project on track for the anticipated statewide launch of Version 1 in October 2026? What are the risk factors that could delay implementation? What would be the impacts of delayed implementation?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - Caseload continues to increase in 2024-25, although initial data suggests growth may be slowing. Caseload Projections Appear Reasonable. Our office independently forecasts CalFresh caseload. Our 2024-25 and 2025-26 estimates generally align with the administration ’s forecast at this time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971