The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

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

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The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

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The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026 ‑27 budget projects the average monthly number of IHSS hours per case to increase from 125.1 hours in 2025 ‑26 to 127 hours in 2026 ‑27. We  will discuss the growth in IHSS hours per case in a later section of this brief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

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

Mar 3, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Format: HTML Description: For 2026-27, the Governor’s budget proposes $3.6 billion from the General Fund for the state’s share of SSI/SSP—an increase of $94 million (2.7 percent) from the Governor’s revised 2025-26 budget estimate.
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Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - The statewide launch of this new system is planned for October 2026. Prior to the new system coming online, counties cannot claim Title IV ‑E funds for prevention services because the state ’s legacy child welfare data system does not meet federal requirements around individual ‑level prevention services tracking and outcomes reporting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

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The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we assess the Governor's proposed funding for county administration of Medi-Cal and CalFresh in response to H.R. 1 and provide related recommendations.
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The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we provide background on affordable housing and affordable housing funding programs, describe and analyze the Governor’s budget proposals related to affordable housing funding, and provide recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5154