The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - The project ’s current non-CCWIS claiming status now extends back to the beginning of federal fiscal year 2024 (beginning October 1, 2023), and will continue to reduce FFP for CWS-CARES IT project costs from 50  percent to 26.5  percent until ACF returns the project to its CCWIS claiming status and potentially allows retroactive claiming of costs at the higher FFP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - As shown in Figure  3, the majority of the caseload and cost increases associated with the Medi-Cal expansion to individuals regardless of immigration status, is attributable to the 50 and above age group.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - Some immigrants, such as those who are undocumented, are currently ineligible for CFAP based on immigration status. Recent spending plans included funding to expand CFAP to all income-eligible noncitizens aged 55 and older, regardless of immigration status.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Current Project Status CSPS Recently Completed the State ’s IT Project Approval Process … In January 2025, CDT approved the CSPS IT project through the final stage of the PAL process —the Stage 4 Project Readiness and Approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - This post provides our analysis of the administration’s 2025-26 proposal for the Child Welfare Services-California Automated Response and Engagement System information technology project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5006

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Additionally, individuals may be ineligible due to their immigration status. Undocumented immigrants, as well as most immigrants with legal status who have lived in the United States for fewer than five years, are ineligible for CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Figure 3 Summary of Implementation Status of Recent Programs New Augmentations Provided Since 2021 ‑22 and Continuing Implementation Program
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Social Services Immigration and Equity Programs

Mar 15, 2024 - Over the past three budget years, the state has provided a total of $430  million dollars in Rapid Response Funding (RRF) —in three consecutive one-time allocations —to support immigrants who are often ineligible for federal funds due to their immigration status.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4885

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - These funding estimates include costs associated with two other state-funded grant programs: (1)  the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), which provides grants to individuals ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to immigrant status, and (2)  the California Veterans Cash Benefit program, which provides a supplemental grant payment to veterans receiving payments from the federal Special Veterans Benefit program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/4

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Requires Status Report on CalFresh-Related Higher Education Data-Sharing Agreement. The spending plan requires CDSS (in consultation with the California Community Colleges, the University of California, the California State University, and the California Student Aid Commission) to report to the Legislature on efforts to create a statewide data-sharing agreement aligned with
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3