The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Funding for the SUN Bucks program —formerly called the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program —increased by about $896  million year over year ($59  million General Fund) relative to 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The General Fund —which comprises 59  percent of the total DDS budget —provides $7.7  billion in 2022-23, up $1.4  billion, or 22  percent, over revised 2021-22 General Fund expenditures ($6.3  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/1

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - In the most recent months of available data (January 2024 to June 2024), the 26-49 expansion age group has had an average utilization rate of 59  percent, while the 50 and above expansion age group has experienced an average utilization rate of 70  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - Implement treatment pilot for stimulant use disorder. 59 Coordinated Family Support Services. Create pilot to assist families in coordinating the receipt and delivery of services for DDS consumers living in the household. 42 Enhanced Community Integration for Children and Adolescents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - About 59  percent of families in poverty were Hispanic. By comparison, no one racial/ethnic group made up the majority of all California families, although Hispanic was the single largest racial/ethnic group among all California families at about 43  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

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