The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - For example, it is possible that higher IHSS wages increase IHSS program awareness and therefore contribute to higher caseloads. IHSS MOE Structure The factors outlined above account for much of the growth in the overall costs of IHSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

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

Mar 5, 2026 - For  example, the CalWORKs methodology puts some limits on the magnitude of year ‑to ‑year, caseload ‑driven adjustments to administrative funding to minimize volatility that can be disruptive to counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

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

Mar 6, 2026 - Were a large statewide general obligation bond to pass, for example, state funding for MHP (and likely other gap funding programs) would increase. As a result, many projects would receive an HDFC award, and thus there would be an increase in calls on the proposed set ‑aside pool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - For example, some important types of prevention programs for at ‑risk families —such as concrete supports and domestic violence intervention —are not currently eligible for Title IV ‑E financial  participation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - For example, in the current year, DSS is working to build the capacity of local child welfare agencies to conduct timely CANS assessments and Child and Family Team meetings, in alignment with specified criteria for fidelity.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147