The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - In 2024-25, about 5.5  million Californians received a total of over $12.5  billion in CalFresh benefits, all of it federally funded, with an average monthly benefit of about $192 per person. CalFresh Administration Is Funded by the State, Counties, and Federal Government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package includes a final year of funding totaling $5.5  million from the General Fund for the California Education Learning Lab, with the intention to eliminate the program beginning in 2026-27 (which will achieve $4  million in ongoing savings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - The  administration requests 43 permanent positions and $7.6 million ($6.3 million General Fund) in 2022‑23 and $6.8 million ($5.5 million General Fund) ongoing in order for CalHR to implement specific policy recommendations proposed by the administration’s taskforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The major components of the other category are $5.5  billion for broadband, $1.1  billion to replenish the state Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, and $305  million for the Employment Development Department to more quickly address workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - Families living in high-cost coastal counties such as Los Angeles and San Francisco receive grants that are about 5.5  percent larger than similar families living in inland counties such as Fresno and Shasta.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - On the revenue side, the Governor ’s budget includes $5.5  billion to restore net operating losses and business credits and various other tax credits, which reduce SAL  revenues by a total of $6  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897