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

Mar 5, 2026 - The new date should take into account that it may take time to fully und erstand and incorporate the impacts of HR 1 into an administrative funding methodology. Additionally, in taking this task on, the administration will be adding to the many competing priorities that are underway.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Realignments are intended to have long ‑term benefits for counties by providing (1)  greater local flexibility over programs and services based on local needs and (2)  incentives to encourage counties to innovate to achieve better program outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we assess the Governor's proposed funding for county administration of Medi-Cal and CalFresh in response to H.R. 1 and provide related recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5149

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Accordingly, the 2023-24 spending plan elevates the Home Care Services Bureau into a Branch, adding 15 positions to help set policy and to increase enforcement over unlicensed/unregistered home care organizations and aides.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Proposal to Cap Overtime Hours for IHSS Providers. At the time of the May Revision, the administration proposed to cap overtime hours for IHSS providers at 10 overtime hours per case per week. This proposal was initially estimated to save $688  million General Fund in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - 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: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) generally are limited to three months of CalFresh assistance in a three-year period unless they work or participate in qualifying activities for at least 20 hours per week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

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

Feb 21, 2025 - The pilot will be in effect for six federal fiscal years, beginning October 1, 2024. Figure  3 describes the administration ’s anticipated time line for year one (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025), as we understand it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - As shown in Figure  2, the average IHSS hourly wage has increased by six  percent annually since 2014. The growth in IHSS hourly wages in part is due to increases to the state minimum   wage —from  $8 per hour in January 1, 2014 to $16 per hour in January 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - The funding and minimum time requirement were designed to ramp up over four years, with the time requirement beginning at 6.25 hours in 2021 ‑22 and increasing by 1.25 hours annually until 2024 ‑25. In 2023 ‑24, the minimum time requirement for intensive cases was 8.75 hours and was scheduled to increase to ten hours in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872