The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Consequently, additional months on aid during the COVID ‑19 pandemic do not count against an adult ’s 48 ‑month lifetime limit, though they do still count against the 60 ‑month maximum set by federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Second, the order (along with extensions from subsequent executive orders) prevented any month of CalWORKs participation during the COVID ‑ 19 e mergency from counting against an adult ’s 48 ‑month lifetime limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - Increasing the lifetime limit for adults receiving aid from 48 months to 60 months beginning May 1, 2022. (The lifetime limit had previously been reduced from 60 months to 48 months in 2011.) Increasing the earned income disregard for applicants (or the amount CalWORKs applicants can earn before further income effects their eligibility for the program) from $90 to $450 per month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Additionally, the budget agreement includes intent to provide $83.6  million in General Fund and 48 positions for College Corps in 2026-27 and ongoing, making the program permanent. (Previous funding for the program was only provided on a pilot, limited-term basis through 2025-26.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - (In addition, the Governor ’s January budget included $250  million General Fund in the California Department of Technology ’s [CDT ’s] state operations budget as an anticipated appropriation based on uncodified statutory language in Chapter  48 of 2022 [SB  189, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review].)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In 2011, it was reduced from 60 months to 48 months (in an effort to reduce costs). In 2022, the limit increased from 48  months to 60 months. Increased Earned Income Disregard (EID). The EID for applicants and participants (or the monthly dollar amount applicants and participants can earn before further income affects eligibility) changed multiple times over the last decade.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - Under Statute, Administration Will Make Determination Regarding Passthrough to Currently Assisted Families in Spring 2024 … Additionally, Chapter  48 of 2022 (SB  189, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) expresses legislative intent to provide General Fund resources to implement the full passthrough of child support payments to current CalWORKs families —including the cost of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - In June 2022, the Legislature passed (and the Governor signed) Chapter  48 of 2022 (S B  189 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review). In S B  189 , the Legislature stated a goal to appropriate an additional $550  million General Fund ($300  million in 2023 ‑24 and $250  million in 2024 ‑25) for increased costs to build, lease, and purchase the state ’s middle ‑mile network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - For 2024-25, the administration estimates that about 3,900 seniors and persons with disabilities will become eligible for IHSS services with a proposed budget of about $48  million General Fund. We note, however, that the administration has indicated that they currently do not have a methodology in place to be able to track how many actual IHSS recipients enter the program as a result of this asset limit change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - As shown in Figure  4 , a grant increase of 0.8  percent would raise grants for all AU sizes in high ‑cost counties to between 43  percent and 48  percent of the FPL for a family one person larger than the AU size, and to slightly lower levels for families in lower ‑cost counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872