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

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - This was then offset by roughly $30  million in increased HCBS Funds. This leaves, as of December 2024, a funding gap of at least $60  million. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee has requested the administration to provide a final reconciliation of the total funding gap, as well as, a plan to fully address program overages by April 1, 2025, or 30 days after the reconciliation is complete —whichever comes first.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The 2024-25 spending plan reduces ESE funding on a short-term basis —by $30  million in 2023-24 and $37  million in 2024- 25 —to hold ESE funding to the approximate 2022-23 spending level. With these reductions, the spending plan provides about $97  million for ESE in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In 2023‑24, about 890,000 individuals (in about 350,000 families) participated in CalWORKs, making up over 30 percent of all TANF recipients nationwide (by comparison, California residents made up about 12 percent of the overall United States population in 2023).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

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

Feb 21, 2025 - In 2023-24, about 890,000 individuals in about 346,000 households participated in CalWORKs (making up over 30  percent of all TANF recipients nationwide). Federal, State, and County Governments Share Program Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The 2023-24 spending plan provides over $30 billion from the General Fund for human services programs. This is an increase of nearly $7 billion, or 30 percent, compared to the revised prior-year spending level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/1

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The increase was scheduled to remain in effect until September 30, 2024 unless funds were appropriated to extend the grant increase. This year ’s spending plan included budget-related legislation that removes this end date, making the 10  percent grant increase permanent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/2

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The 2023-24 spending plan provides over $30 billion from the General Fund for human services programs. This is an increase of nearly $7 billion, or 30 percent, compared to the revised prior-year spending level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/3

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The 2023-24 spending plan augments this funding by $1.6  million on an ongoing basis, for a total of 30 foster youth coordinators to staff regional centers. Higher Education: Scholarship Augmentations for Foster Youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The 2023-24 spending plan provides over $30 billion from the General Fund for human services programs. This is an increase of nearly $7 billion, or 30 percent, compared to the revised prior-year spending level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/5