The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Part of the impetus to switch to a county MOE structure was to provide counties with fiscal relief as IHSS costs, largely outside of the counties control, continued to grow rapidly. Because nonfederal IHSS costs have grown faster than the MOE in recent years, the state has taken on an increasing share of IHSS program costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - The state also counts significant state expenditures outside of CalWORKs toward meeting its MOE requirement. Figure  4 accounts for the proposed use of California ’s $3.7  billion in TANF funds in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

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

Mar 5, 2026 - At the same time, counties face other cost pressures outside of HHS program administration and more related to direct services . H.R.  1 policies that result in disenrollment from Medi ‑Cal will put pressure on county responsibility for indigent health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - However, the reality is more complicated, with many factors that contribute to families ’ risk for child maltreatment —such as poverty —existing far outside of local child welfare agencies ’ control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - To ensure California meets the MOE requirement and maximizes the usage of TANF funds each year, the administration makes technical adjustments as needed, shifting costs (within or outside of CalWORKs) from the General Fund to TANF or vice versa.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - CalWORKs Take ‑Up Rates Are Lower for Families With Outside Income. Relative to the take ‑up rate for all CalWORKs ‑eligible families (60  percent), we estimate the take ‑up rate for families reporting no outside income is somewhat higher and those reporting at least some outside income is much  lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - During the first year of FFPSA implementation, a county may elect to begin providing prevention services by providing written notice to DSS prior to fully completing its com prehensive prevention plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Caseload Changes During and After COVID ‑19 Pandemic Likely Reflected Impacts of Increased Temporary Benefits Outside CalWORKs. As mentioned, despite all ‑time high unemployment during the COVID ‑19 pandemic, caseload generally declined throughout and immediately following the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - To ensure California meets the MOE requirement and maximizes the usage of TANF funds each year, the administration generally m akes some technical adjustments as needed, shifting costs (within or outside of CalWORKs) from General Fund to TANF or vice versa.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

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

May 29, 2024 - However, questions remain about the types of services available and how counties might operationalize efforts to connect CalWORKs families wit h services outside the program. Questions About Implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911