The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - As shown in Figure  3, the majority of the caseload and cost increases associated with the Medi-Cal expansion to individuals regardless of immigration status, is attributable to the 50 and above age group.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - About 64  percent of families in poverty (as compared to 50  percent of all California families) had female heads of household. Disproportionately Hispanic. About 59  percent of families in poverty were Hispanic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - As a result, federal funds made up a larger proportion of CalWORKs total funds in 2022-23 than in years prior (almost 50 percent of total funds), as shown in Figure 3. 2024-25 TANF Carry Forward May Reflect Expenditure of Remaining Unspent TANF From COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

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

Mar 7, 2025 - The state ’s current payroll system —known as the Uniform State Payroll System (USPS) —is an amalgam of 12 different systems, all of which are aging and some of which were developed nearly 50 years ago.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - Once ACF approves the state ’s planning documents, the project is eligible for FFP of 50  percent for all CCWIS-related planning, development, and implementation costs (that is, a CCWIS claiming status).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

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

Feb 21, 2025 - A state that meets the all families requirement (50  percent participation) but not the two-parent requirement (90  percent participation) might incur a smaller penalty than if it had failed to meet both requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978