The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - (In other words, a youth will be able to receive the same level of financial support and services whether they are placed with a resource family, in an STRTP, or another placement type.) In addition to restructuring foster care maintenance payments, the 2024-25 statutory changes also added two new foster care programs and corresponding rate components: (1)  Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program, and (2)  Immediate Needs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - (In other words, a youth will be able to receive the same level of financial support and services whether they are placed with a resource family, in an STRTP, or another placement type). In addition to restructuring foster care maintenance payments, the 2024-25 statutory changes also added two new foster care programs and corresponding rate components: (1)  Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program, and (2)  Immediate Needs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

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

Jan 13, 2025 - In other words, we are not describing the budget condition as having a surplus or a deficit at this time. These concepts are inherently tools of communication, not accounting, and are ultimately somewhat subjective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Community Services and Development

Feb 9, 2023 - (In other words, estimated total arrears decreased by around $550  million from the time of the spring survey to the fall application period.) As such, the administration proposes to revert $400  million of unspent CAPP 2022-23  dollars to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4674

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

Feb 13, 2025 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - The  adult lifetime aid limit changed twice between 2010 and 2024. In 2011, it was reduced from 60 months to 48 months (in an effort to reduce costs). In 2022, the limit increased from 48  months to 60 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2024-25 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 8, 2024 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4832

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - In other words, this is the first in likely a series of requests from the administration to implement a broader, yet to be fully defined, initiative to improve the diversity, equity, and inclusivity of the state workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - In other words, despite the 10  percent reduction in fees, the department ’s proposal to temporarily cover some of its indirect administrative costs outside of the rate structure would not make some of the IT services it provides competitively priced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552