The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - Counties May Need to Determine How to Use Limited Funds. DSS has indicated counties could consider using single allocation funds to backfill proposed program-specific reductions if desired locally. However, some counties may have insufficient funds to do so while also covering necessary administrative and employment services costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - The change in total funding, which is a net increase of $173  million total funds, reflects the General Fund decrease, offset by projected increases in county and federal expenditures. The General Fund net decrease is driven primarily by: Expiration of one-time funding provided in 2023-24, such as $100  million for Los Angeles County child welfare stabilization and $50  million for flexible county funds to support home-based foster placements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - Following a major realignment of state and local responsibilities in 1991, some funds generated by the state sales tax and vehicle license fee accrue to a special fund with a series of subaccounts which pay for a variety of health and human services programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - In California, the child support progr am is administered by 47 county and regional local child support agencies (LCSAs), in partnership with local courts. Local program operations are overseen by the state Department of Child Support Services (DCSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/7

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - Amount shown is in addition to the approximately $100 million annually the state makes available for housing tax credits. c Includes $150 million provided in 2024 ‑25 and $100 million provided in 2025 ‑26. d Reverts unused funding originally provided for the administration to oversee certain homelessness ‑related initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Los Angeles County child welfare services public health nurse program elimination ‑8 ‑8 Governor ’s budget proposes to eliminate funding for Los Angeles County ’s public health nurse early intervention pilot program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The state has funded the restoration of IHSS service hours with General Fund since 2016 ‑17 so long as the managed care organization (MCO) tax established in 2016 was in place. While the 2016 MCO tax expired at the end of 2018 ‑19, the 2019 ‑20 budget continued the use of General Fund to restore IHSS service hours, subject to potential suspension on December 31, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - Tax Credit for Former Foster Youth: $20  million estimated reduction in revenue to provide fully refundable tax credits of around $1,000 to former foster youth age 18  through  25 who are eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2023 - Until 2011 ‑12, the state General Fund and counties shared significant portions of the nonfederal costs of administering CWS. In 2011, the state enacted legislation known as 2011 realignment, which dedicated a portion of the state ’s sales and use tax and vehicle license fee revenues to counties to administer child welfare and foster care programs (along with some public safety, behavioral health, and adult protective services programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698