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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5149

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: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - As shown in Figure  1, the amount of the state share depends on how much the state ’s error rate exceeds 6  percent. Based on the state ’s most recently measured payment error rate of 11  percent, the state would have a 15  percent share of CalFresh benefit costs, resulting in about $2  billion in new annual costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget projects a caseload of 356,744 in 2025-26 and 360,137 in 2026-27, a year-over-year increase of about 1  percent. We find this projection reasonable but will revisit the administration ’s projections at the May Revision when more data are available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

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

Mar 3, 2026 - Figure 2 SSP Grant Increases Since the Great Recession Fiscal Year $211.63 Governor ’s Budget Assumptions Governor ’s January Budget Assumes SSI/SSP Caseload Continues to Decline.  The SSI/SSP caseload grew at a rate of less than 1  percent each year between 2011-12 and 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - This brief (1)  examines IHSS cost growth and the main cost drivers over the years, (2)  describes the Governor ’s January 2026 proposals for IHSS, and (3)  provides issues and questions for the Legislature to consider as it evaluates the IHSS budget proposals and the overall structural budget  problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

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

Mar 6, 2026 - Such an approach, though, would work at cross ‑purposes with the state ’s policy goals of (1)  reducing the number of places and times a developer must apply and (2)  no longer potentially having scenarios in which a project is approved by one state entity but rejected by another.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Governor ’s budget includes $2.3 million in 2026 ‑27 for CANS fidelity and training. Roll out of new rates anticipated to begin July 1, 2027, subject to appropriation. BH ‑CONNECT: a CFT Meetings for FM Cases Implementation began January 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Figure   6 illustrates how many counties selected each EBP in their CPPs. Appendix  B provides a full list of which counties selected each  EBP. FFPS Provides Opportunity to Expand Existing Services to Child Welfare Populations With Federal Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

Major H.R. 1 Changes in CalFresh [Publication Details]

Apr 8, 2026 - Major H.R. 1 Changes in CalFresh [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5174