The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Social workers employed by county welfare departments conduct an in ‑home assessment of an individual ’s needs in order to determine the amount and type of service hours to be provided. In most cases, the recipient is responsible for hiring and supervising a paid IHSS provider —oftentimes a family member or relative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Additional $81 million one ‑time provided in 2025 ‑26, available through June 30, 2028. a We note that we are currently seeking clarification from the administration on two components of BH ‑CONNECT that are funded in the Department of Health Care Services —(1) the Activity Funds Initiative (previously called activity stipends) and (2) Initial Joint Behavioral Health Home Visits.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

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The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - In general, expenditures are required to be consistent with four purposes of the federal TANF program, which include: Providing assistance to needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - For example, some important types of prevention programs for at ‑risk families —such as concrete supports and domestic violence intervention —are not currently eligible for Title IV ‑E financial  participation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

Mar 3, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Format: HTML Description: For 2026-27, the Governor’s budget proposes $3.6 billion from the General Fund for the state’s share of SSI/SSP—an increase of $94 million (2.7 percent) from the Governor’s revised 2025-26 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5148

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

Mar 3, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Summary For 2026-27, the Governor ’s budget proposes $3.6  billion from the General Fund for the state ’s share of SSI/SSP —an increase of $94  million (2.7  percent) from the Governor ’s revised 2025-26 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare [Publication Details]

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Major H.R. 1 Changes in CalFresh [Publication Details]

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

Mar 6, 2026 - The Legislature may find that the need and demand for affordable housing is different from what is proposed by the Governor and that proportionally more (or less) funding should be provided for that  purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154