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

Mar 3, 2026 - Figure 4 SSI/SSP Monthly Maximum Grant Levels a 2024 ‑25 (Actual) Percent of federal poverty level b 93% Percent of federal poverty level b 117% 116% 114% a The maximum monthly grants displayed refer to those for aged and disabled individuals and couples living in their own households, effective as of January 1 of the respective calendar year. b Compares grant level to federal poverty guidelines from the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

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

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - However, as a budget solution, the 2024-25 spending plan delaye d the expansion implementation by two years. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, benefit distribution for recipients made newly eligible through the expansion is to begin in 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Similarly, $664  million in unspent TANF funds was estimated to be available in 2024-25. With $270  million in unspent TANF identified for 2025-26, the level of carried-over funding is decreasing. As already noted, the Governor ’s budget projects no unspent TANF available in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

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

Mar 3, 2026 - 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: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - The drawback of the Governor ’s proposed language is that, even if it were clear ahead of time to CDLAC and HDFC that the 50  percent set ‑aside was going to be too high in a particular year, private activity bonds could not be re ‑allocated until toward the end of the year (when CDLAC would be permitted to transfer unallocated resources to the general pool for other developers to access).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

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

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Initial trainings under Tier 3 have been provided, and DSS released guidance (via All‑County Letter 25‑73 ) in October 2025 with more detail about the specific training sessions and required participants for Tier 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106