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

Mar 6, 2026 - Another advantage is that it allows CDLAC and TCAC to retain their authority as technical administrators of a highly complex funding mechanism (private activity bonds and tax credits), rather than attempt to transfer those responsibilities to an entity under the Governor (HDFC) with no such experience or expertise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - This means that the Legislature has time to fully understand the proposal and its implications before taking action. Introduction For the In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, the Governor ’s 2026 ‑27 budget proposes approximately $12.5  billion General Fund, an increase of $1.1  billion (9.7  percent) from the Governor ’s revised 2025 ‑26 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Other State Actions DSS Reviewed and Approved Counties ’ Comprehensive Prevention Plans (CPPs). Counties opting in to receive state block grant dollars to help implement prevention services were required to create CPPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

Mar 3, 2026 - We have been informed by the administration that this is due to a technical adjustment to the current year and we discuss this at a high level in this post. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5148

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

Mar 3, 2026 - We have been informed by the administration that this is due to a technical adjustment to the current year and we discuss this at a high level below. Background The SSI/SSP program provides cash grants to low-income aged, blind, and disabled individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

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

Mar 5, 2026 - DSS is currently engaged with counties in an in ‑depth analysis of the root causes of the high CalFresh error rate. Preliminarily, income reporting appears to be a key focus. Avoiding Disenrollment of Eligible Individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Finally, we provide an update on estimates for the Legislature ’s previous action to expand CFAP to undocumented immigrants in 2027-28. Background CalFresh and CFAP CalFresh Provides Federally Funded Nutrition Assistance to Low-Income Californians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Bringing Families Home Augmentations $92.5 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22 and again in 2022 ‑23, with $40 million shifted to 2025 ‑26 and $40 million shifted to 2026 ‑27 as part of 2024 ‑25 budget actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147