The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - March  15, 2024 —Resubmitted Advanced Planning Document Update (APDU) for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 Approved by ACF With Seven Conditions. ACF approved a resubmitted version of the FFY 2024 APDU for the project with seven conditions that, if not resolved by August 1, 2024, would result in a non-CCWIS claiming status determination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - This increased to 16 hours in 2020-21, 24 hours in 2022-23, and 40 hours on July 1, 2024. The Governor ’s proposed budget includes roughly $89  million in 2024-25 and $122.3  million in 2025-26 for PSL.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - Proposal Maintains Multiyear and Ongoing Reductions Included in June 2024 Budget Package. In June 2024, the Legislature not only addressed the budget problem for 2024-25, but also made proactive decisions to address the anticipated budget problem for 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - In the June 2024 budget package, General Fund savings associated with the delay totaled $31 million in 2024-25 and $115 million in 2025-26. As of January 2025, we understand the administration has revised the projected savings associated with the delay to $0 in 2024-25 and about $104 million General Fund in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - As of the 2024 ‑25 budget appropriation, $25 million total funds (all General Fund) was included in 2024 ‑25 as one ‑time funding. Net changes in CCR costs for Home ‑Based Family Care Rates 14 9 Higher projected costs for foster care, Kin ‑GAP, ARC, and AAP payments under CCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - Figure  3 shows how 2023-24 maximum SSI/SSP grant levels compare to 2024-25 maximum SSI/SSP grant levels and the administration ’s estimates of the 2025-26 federal SSI grant increase. The projected increases to maximum SSI/SSP grant levels in 2025-26 are entirely due to the estimated federal SSI COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Legislative Action in June 2024 Addressed Anticipated Budget Problem Proactively. In  June of 2024, the Legislature not only addressed the budget problem for 2024 ‑25, but also made proactive decisions to address the anticipated budget problem for 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - California ’s Pilot Application June 2024 Budget Package Required CDSS to Apply for Pilot. As mentioned above, the 2024-25 Budget Act required CDSS, after consulting with stakeholders, to apply to participate in the pilot program (application for the pilot was first proposed in the Governor ’s January and May 2024 budget proposals).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - The $40.4  million balance is expected to be used in 2024-25 for any remaining planning activities and to start development and implementation of the project. Provisional budget bill language in the 2024-25 Budget Act also makes available an additional $10.4  million for development and implementation costs in 2024-25 once the project is approved
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - These changes took effect July 1, 2024. To account for this, the 2024-25 spending plan includes $84.1  million General Fund. Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) The 2024-25 spending plan provides a total of $11.3  billion (all funds) for SSI/SSP in 2024-25, which is $171  million more than estimated expenditure levels in 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/4