The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - MOE Funds and the Work Incentive Nutrition Supplement (WINS) Program California Uses MOE Funds for the WINS Program. WINS, introduced in 2014, provides specific CalFresh households with additional CalWORKs-funded monthly food benefits of $10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Currently, WINS costs roughly $25 million annually. Because WINS is an MOE‑funded program, WINS households help California meet its WPR requirements. However, the FRA set new rules for programs like WINS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

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

Feb 21, 2025 - The Legislature could ask for more information on WINS from the administration, such as: In recent years, what percentage of total food benefits received by WINS participants were WINS benefits? Would there be anticipated costs associated with pausing (or subsequently restarting) the WINS program in the future?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - CDSS = California Department of Social Services; CACFP = Child and Adult Care Food Program; EBT = Electronic Benefit Transfer; TEFAP = The Emergency Food Assistance Program; SNB = Supplemental Nutrition Benefit Program; TNB = Transitional Nutrition Benefit Program; SSI/SSP = Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment; and WINS = Work Incentive Nutritional Suppleme nt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Participants in the self-determination program are provided an individual budget, a fixed amount of money with which to purchase the services of their choosing. Participants then decide how to use the money in their individual budget by developing a spending plan, which identifies the services and items the participant needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - EBT = Electronic Benefit Transfer; CDSS = California Department of Social Services; CACFP = Child and Adult Care Food Program; TEFAP = The Emergency Food Assistance Program; SNB = Supplemental Nutrition Benefit Program; TNB = Transitional Nutrition Benefit Program; SSI/SSP = Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment; and WINS = Work Incentive Nutritional Suppleme nt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - At the time of May Revision, the administration estimated this proposal to save no money in 2025- 26. The administration later revised the estimated cost savings to be $106.6  million in 2025-26. This proposal was ultimately not adopted as part of the final 2025-26 budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Considering the State Costs and Benefits: In-Home Supportive Services Program [Publication Details]

Jan 21, 2010 - By preventing—or at least delaying—the move to a nursing home, the program can save money for the state. In this report we look at the net fiscal impact of the IHSS program on the public sector and conclude that the state maximizes its net fiscal impact by targeting IHSS services to those recipients who are most likely to enter a nursing home in the absence of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2176

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - The loan shall be repaid with interest when the General Fund no longer needs the loan or the HICAP Fund needs the money for program operations. Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Flexibilities in Adult Protective Services (APS) Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/8