The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - As a result, in 2019 ‑20, the 2017 MOE was eliminated and replaced with the current IHSS MOE structure —referred to as the 2019 IHSS MOE. As seen in Figure  7 , the 2019 IHSS MOE reduced the base county costs in 2019 ‑20 to roughly $1.6  billion, decreasing IHSS county costs by roughly $300  million relative to 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - The results appear in Figure  20 . Overall, nighttime crashes —including both lit and unlit roadways —account for nearly 60  percent of the state ’s pandemic ‑era growth in young adult motor vehicle deaths.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

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

Mar 3, 2026 - As shown in Figure  5, from 2013-14 through 2020-21, the maximum combined SSI/SSP monthly grant amount for individuals (the bulk of the SSI/SSP caseload) and couples had increased on average by 1.2  percent annually —predominantly due to the provision of federal SSI COLAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) generally are limited to three months of CalFresh assistance in a three-year period unless they work or participate in qualifying activities for at least 20 hours per week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - As shown in Figure  6, the state ’s unemployment rate reached historic highs during the COVID ‑19 pandemic (peaking at about 16  percent in May 2020). Similarly, as shown in Figure  7 and described earlier, the state ’s poverty rate (among families with children) also increased year over year in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - As part of its deliberations, the Legislature may wish to ask the administration to report on its plans for the $20  million made available to support county implementation of work requirements in CalFresh as part of the 2025 ‑26 spending plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

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

Feb 3, 2021 - Budget Includes Large Revisions to CalWORKs Caseload, Cost Estimates in 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21. Relative to the 2020 ‑21 Budget Act , the Governor ’s budget projects caseload ‑related savings on CalWORKs cash assistance in 2019 ‑ 20 o f about $ 280  m illion General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Around 20 counties (especially smaller and more rural counties) also noted an overall shortage of service providers, in particular providers possessing the resources to deliver EBPs to model fidelity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - As of 2019 ‑20, the balance of past-due government-owed welfare recoupment debt totaled $6.8  billion. In 2019 ‑20, the Legislature passed legislation to cease enforcement activities for government-owed welfare recoupment debt that is deemed uncollectible, to the extent allowable under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/5

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - These two fees were suspended in March  2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Budget-related legislation now eliminates both fee programs due to their administrative complexity and minor impact on revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1