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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services Summary Brief Covers Drivers of In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Cost Growth. Over the past couple of decades, the IHSS program has experienced significant growth in total and General Fund costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program [Publication Details]

Jan 28, 2026 - Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program [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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Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Counties additionally stated that stakeholders and other service recipients often noted the need for more family ‑friendly service options, child care, transportation, and other related services in order to access services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Since 2017, the state has been implementing interim LOC rates for resource families, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs), Foster Family Agencies, Intensive Services Foster Care, and other specialized models of foster care.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare [Publication Details]

Mar 3, 2026 - California’s children and family programs include an array of services to protect children from abuse and neglect and to keep families safely together when possible. This analysis outlines the Governor’s proposed 2026-27 budget for child welfare and foster care programs under the Department of Social Services (DSS), and raises questions and issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - The state may also use TANF funds for activities that were allowable under TANF ’s predecessor program, Aid to Dependent Families with Children, including some child welfare services expenditures. Finally, the state can transfer up to 10  percent of its annual TANF block grant to the SSBG, to be used for a variety of purposes, such as providing developmental services through Regional Centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

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

Mar 3, 2026 - At the time of the 2025 May Revision, the administration had estimated that the Social Security Administration (SSA) had overcharged the state for SSI/SSP services and administration —resulting in increased General Fund costs of over $60  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - CalFresh is overseen at the state level by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and administered locally by county human services departments. Although CalFresh benefits are paid by the federal government, costs to administer the program are shared by state, county, and federal governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

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

Mar 5, 2026 - At the same time, counties face other cost pressures outside of HHS program administration and more related to direct services . H.R.  1 policies that result in disenrollment from Medi ‑Cal will put pressure on county responsibility for indigent health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149