The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - Automation for the expansion is now expected to begin in 2026-27, with benefit distribution to begin in 2027-28 (for newly eligible recipients). Other Programs and Pilots Provide Supplemental Benefits and Emergency Food Support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Over the next few years, DSS will work toward implementation —in terms of developing detailed program guidance and taking other necessary steps to prepare for the Tiered Rate Structure —with the new rates slated to begin rolling out to youth and caregivers in 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - By comparison, the percentage of individuals in the state who were children decreased from about 28  percent in 2000 to about 22  percent in 2023. ...With About Two Children and 2.5  Individuals Per Case, on Average.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951