The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The labor and employment programs are administered at the state level by the Employment Development Department (EDD), the Departme nt of Industrial Relations, the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), and the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - In September 2023, an initial plan to conduct the production pilot was approved by the CWDS Board of Directors. One of the outstanding decisions for the next version of the pilot plan was how to technically implement the production pilot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Since, 2010 ‑11, maximum cash grants for a family of three in a high ‑cost county increased over 70  percent (about $500). These increases were provided by both formula ‑driven and one ‑time increases to grant levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - To continue preparing necessary automation systems for implementation of the Tiered Rate Structure, the Governor ’s budget includes around $16  million total funds ($11  million General Fund) in 2025-26 for the California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS) and CWS-CARES.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services In-Home Supportive Services Summary For the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, the Governor ’s 2025-26 budget proposes approximately $10.6  billion General Fund, an increase of $1.1  billion (11  percent) from the Governor ’s revised 2024-25 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

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

Jan 13, 2025 - These solutions yielded General Fund savings of $11  billion through 2025 ‑26. The Governor ’s budget reduces this amount by $1.3  billion through 2025 ‑26. The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951