Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In response to the economic consequences of the COVID ‑19 pandemic, many state and federal benefits for lower ‑income or unemployed individuals (such as unemployment insurance and tax credits) were temporarily expanded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - Our office independently forecasts CalWORKs grant increases triggered by growth in realignment revenue (a share of state sales tax and vehicle license fee revenues dedicated to counties). While our estimates have differed from the administration ’s previously, at this time, our two offices ’ estimates are similar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - Whole family income levels during and after program participation, including employment earnings; tax credits; child support payments; and other income supports or benefits, including SSI/SSP and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program assistance (CalFresh in California).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - However, for county social workers to input IP-CANS data and determine the tier, the classification model will need to be automated in CWS-CARES first version (V1). County Claiming of Federal Title IV-E Funding for Eligible Prevention Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Beginning in 2012-13, however, the historical county share-of-cost model was replaced with an IHSS county maintenance-of-effort (MOE), meaning county costs reflect a set amount of nonfederal IHSS costs (that may be adjusted annually by a growth factor and a portion of locally negotiated wage increases) as opposed to a certain percent of nonfederal IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - In addition, the budget proposal includes $1.7  million total funds ($1.2  million General Fund) to support training and fidelity tools for counties on CANS assessments. Questions. When reviewing the administration ’s proposal for initial funding around the Tiered Rate Structure in the budget year, some questions for the Legislature to consider asking the administration
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - CalFresh Administration Is Funded by the State, Counties, and Federal Government. CalFresh is overseen at the state level by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and administered locally by county human services departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - GenAI = generative artificial intelligence; POC = proof of concept; CalHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CDPH = California Department of Public Health; CDTFA = California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; DOF = Department of Finance; EDD = Employment Development Department; and HCD = Department of Hous ing and Community Development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Significant Changes to Solutions From June 2024 Budget Package Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Package. Some of the largest budget solutions in the June budget package involved the MCO tax, a tax on health plans that supports the Medi ‑Cal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951