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

Mar 3, 2026 - Legislative Interest in Comparing Grant Levels to Housing Costs. In recent years, the Legislature has been interested in understanding how SSI/SSP grant levels compare to housing costs in the state. DSS has recently compared maximum grant amounts for individuals and couples to county-level fair market rents (FMR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Across the board, counties described as part of their capacity self ‑assessments within their CPPs the acute need for more mental health and substance use disorder services (even those counties with some existing capacity tended to note these service gaps).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106