Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - As shown in Figure  9 , the statewide CalWORKs participation rate was about 9  percent in 2023 ‑24. However, across counties, county ‑level CalWORKs participation rates (among families with children) varied from under 3  percent in certain counties (such as San Mateo, Placer, and Marin Counties) to over 20  percent in other counties (such as Del Norte and Imperial  Counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  main differences between our estimates  include: Revenue Estimates Higher by $9   Billion. Over the budget window —2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑ 26 —the administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding policy proposals) are higher than our November 2024 estimate by $9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Net changes in CCR costs for Home ‑Based Family Care Rates 14 9 Higher projected costs for foster care, Kin ‑GAP, ARC, and AAP payments under CCR. This increase is the net change reflecting higher monthly payments to caregivers due to the annual COLA, partially offset by projected caseload trends —which are estimated to be lower for foster care and ARC and roughly flat for AAP and KinGAP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962