The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Fruit and Vegetable Pilot received about $10  million in 2018-19 and about $10  million in 2024-25 (both of which were all General Fund). The Diaper and Wipe Distribution program received $10  million in 2018-19, $30  million in 2021-22, and $9  million in 2024-25 (all General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - As part of the 2018-19 Budget Act , the Legislature set a goal to increase CalWORKs grants to 50  percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) for a family that is one person larger than the number of people in the family for which the grant amount is calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - The state receives an enhanced federal reimbursement rate for many IHSS recipients who receive services as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expansion (90  percent federal reimbursement rate) and the Community First Choice Option waiver (56  percent federal reimbursement rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Home Safe program was established by Chapter  35 of 2018 (AB  1811, Committee on Budget) to serve Adult Protective Services (APS) clients who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness due to elder or dependent adult abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - FFPSA Implementation Passed as part of the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act, the federal Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) expands allowable uses of federal Title IV-E funds to include services to help parents and families from entering (or re-entering) the foster care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - We analyze the Governor ’s proposed food assistance budget and describe potential impacts of H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Finally, we provide an update on estimates for the Legislature ’s previous action to expand CFAP to undocumented immigrants in 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Update on Paid Sick Leave Implementation Paid Sick Leave (PSL) Established for IHSS Providers in 2018-19. PSL became available on July 1, 2018 for IHSS providers who worked a certain number of hours within a calendar year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

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

Mar 5, 2026 - In some cases, this can lead to counties making additional expenditures to cover costs above what can be covered with state funding approved in the budget act. To try to address this, the Legislature has taken steps to require that the administrative budgeting methodologies for both CalFresh and IHSS are reevaluated every three years, with a report to the Legislature on potential changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Special Session Amends Budget Act of 2024. As part of a special legislative session held in January 2025, the Legislature added Control Section 5.26 to the 2024-25 Budget Act, providing an additional one-time allocation of $10  million to support immigration related services, including removal defense.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The Diaper Bank program received three other one-time appropriations over the last six years —$10  million through the 2018-19 Budget Act , $8  million in 2019-20, and $30  million in 2021-22 (all General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3