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

Mar 3, 2026 - This increase would bring total program funding to $11.5 billion ($3.6 billion from the General Fund and $7.9 billion federal funds) in 2026-27. We note that while the year-over-year change in General Fund costs for the program is relatively flat, it is increasing slightly despite the fact that caseload is expected to decline and the average state cost for grants is remaining flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5148

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

Mar 3, 2026 - This increase would bring total program funding to $11.5  billion ($3.6  billion from the General Fund and $7.9  billion federal funds) in 2026-27. We note that while the year-over-year change in General Fund costs for the program is relatively flat, it is increasing slightly despite the fact that caseload is expected to decline and the average state cost for grants is remaining flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Between 2019 ‑20 and the Governors 2026 ‑27 budget estimate, IHSS General Fund costs are estimated to grow by about 170  percent. From approximately $4.7  billion General Fund (absent one ‑time federal funds used to offset General Fund during COVID ‑19) to $12.6  billion General Fund (absent the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 IHSS reductions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $1.5  billion from the General Fund for CalWORKs in 2026-27, a year-over-year increase of $368  million (33  percent). Here again the increase is primarily because the Governor ’s budget assumes there will be no remaining unspent TANF funds in 2026-27 to offset General Fund costs as is the case in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

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

Mar 6, 2026 - Because 9   percent tax credits generally deliver more than twice the equity of 4   percent credits, they can be a powerful tool for supporting deeply affordable housing projects (that is, projects targeting people with the lowest income levels).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) generally are limited to three months of CalFresh assistance in a three-year period unless they work or participate in qualifying activities for at least 20 hours per week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The administration estimates that implementing the Tiered Rate Structure will cost more than $300  million General Fund in 2027-28, $500  million in 2028-29, and $700  million General Fund in 2029-30 (with some potential growth thereafter and ongoing).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Some counties noted a general lack of alignment between the needs of their populations and the EBPs that are included in the state prevention plan (and even more broadly in the federal clearinghouse).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

Mar 5, 2026 - This feature is important because caseload generally is the most significant driver of changes in administrative workload. Other features of caseload adjustments in other programs may also be useful in Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149