The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - Governor ’s Budget Lacks a Way to Assess the Impact of Proposed Policy Change. The  Governor ’s stated goal for his proposals is to reduce time and cost for developers to build their capital stack and construct projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Introduction For the In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, the Governor ’s 2026 ‑27 budget proposes approximately $12.5  billion General Fund, an increase of $1.1  billion (9.7  percent) from the Governor ’s revised 2025 ‑26 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The Tiered Rate Structure will rely on data collected via the state ’s functional assessment tool —the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment —to determine a youth ’s needed level of care and corresponding rate, which will not depend on placement types.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 3, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Summary 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

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

Mar 5, 2026 - As a result, less information is available on the current status of the state ’s compliance. What has been the state ’s recent record of compliance with the Medicaid payment error rate requirements? What steps is DHCS taking to reduce the Medi ‑Cal payment error rate in advance of H.R.  1 changes?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - At this time, the administration ’s projections for realignment funds in CalWORKs are within reason. We will revisit these projections at the May Revision. Grants Still Not Estimated to Meet Legislature ’s Goal for All Recipients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - We analyze the Governor ’s proposed food assistance budget and describe potential impacts of H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Finally, we provide an update on estimates for the Legislature ’s previous action to expand CFAP to undocumented immigrants in 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Under the community pathway outlined in California ’s plan, a community ‑based organization such as a family resource center —rather than the local child welfare agency —will be the family ’s primary liaison to supports and services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106