The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Passing only what is necessary this year would allow more time for the remaining stakeholder questions and policy issues to be worked out and give the Legislature the chance to assess whether the rates structure is in line with its vision for permanent CC R rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

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

Mar 3, 2026 - SSP Grants Were Increased in 2016-17, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24.  Since the Great Recession, as seen in Figure  2, grants for individuals and couples have been increased four times —in 2016-17 (by 2.76  percent), 2021-22 (by 23.95  percent), 2022-23 (by 10.3  percent), and 2023-24 (by 9.2  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Specifically, under the 2012 IHSS MOE, the state share of IHSS nonfederal costs increased from  65  percent in 2011 ‑12 ($1.7  billion) to roughly  76  percent in 2016 ‑17 ($3.5  billion). 2017 IHSS MOE.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The BFH Program was established by Chapter  25 of 2016 (AB  1603, Committee on Budget) with the aim of reducing the number of families in the child welfare system experiencing or at risk of homelessness, increasing family reunifications, and preventing foster care placement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7

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

Feb 13, 2025 - SSP Grants Were Increased in 2016-17, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24. Since the Great Recession, grants for individuals and couples have been increased four times —in 2016-17 (by 2.76  percent), 2021-22 (by 23.95  percent), 2022-23 (by 10.3  percent), and 2023-24 (by 9.2  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

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

Feb 8, 2024 - SSP Grants Were Increased in 2016-17, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 .  Since the Great Recession, grants for individuals and couples have been increased four   times —in  2016-17 (by 2.76  percent), 2021-22 (by 23.95  percent), 2022-23 (by 10.3  percent), and 2023-24 (by 9.2  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4832

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - As shown in the figure, the growth rate declined steadily from 2016-17 through 2020-21. Despite this declining growth rate , the caseload continued to grow during this period. The caseload then began to grow at a faster rate over the following years, reaching a growth rate of 7.1  percent in 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2023-24 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 24, 2023 - …However, SSP Grants Were Increased in 2016-17, 2021-22, and 2022-23.   Since the past SSP grant reductions, grants for individuals and couples have been increased three times —in  2016-17 (by 2.76  percent), 2021-22 (by 23.95  percent), and in 2022-23 (by 10.3  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4707

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - This policy was repealed in the 2016 ‑17 Budget Act. Increased Adult Recipient Time Limits. 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).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Status: Implementation began in 2016. General Fund allocations: $10 million in 2016, $25 million in 2019, $92.5 million in 2021 ‑22, and $92.5 million in 2022 ‑23. Total funding allocated to counties and tribes is approximately $200 million, with remaining funds (around $20 million) retained by state for reporting, evaluation, and administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855