Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - The system, implemented in July 2021 (after a COVID ‑19 related delay in 2020 ‑21), includes various performance measures, including on engagement, participation, supportive service delivery, and post ‑program outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - Based on these calculations, SSP grants increased by 23.95  percent on January 1, 2022 (increasing grants by $39 for individuals and $98 for couples); by 10.3  percent on January 1, 2023 (increasing grants by about $21 for individuals and $52 for couples); and by 9.2  percent on January 1, 2024 (increasing grants by about $20 for individuals and $51 for couples).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

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

Mar 7, 2025 - In addition to its departmental change management efforts, the CSPS IT project will communicate with 21 state bargaining units about the business and process changes associated with the new payroll system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - This increased to 16 hours in 2020-21, 24 hours in 2022-23, and 40 hours on July 1, 2024. The Governor ’s proposed budget includes roughly $89  million in 2024-25 and $122.3  million in 2025-26 for PSL.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - October 21, 2024 —ACF Determines Non-CCWIS Claiming Status Starting FFY 2024. ACF responded to the project ’s resubmitted FFY 2025 APDU by determining the project to be in a non-CCWIS claiming status, citing the state ’s failure to meet the condition in ACF ’s FFY 2024 APDU approval letter to make progress in line with the current project schedule without removing planned functionalities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - As described in previous posts , the 2020-21 to 2022-23 spending plans significantly overestimated CalWORKs caseload and caseload-related program costs (largely due to challenges in estimating caseload during the COVID-19 pandemic).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - BH ‑CONNECT 28 21 Transition from a half ‑year implementation in 2024 ‑25 to full ‑year implementation in 2025 ‑26. Includes funding for activity stipends, CFTs for FM cases, and joint home visits. Tiered Rate Structure: CalSAWS 6 6 Continued automation funding to prepare the state payment system for implementation of the permanent foster care rate structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Federal financial penalties for failing to meet the WPR requirements can start at 5  percent of a state ’s annual TANF grant and can increase (up to a maximum penalty of 21  percent) each successive year a state fails to meet the requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978