The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - In 2019, DOF found that 1991  Realignment could no longer support the county costs of IHSS. As a result, in 2019 ‑20, the 2017 MOE was eliminated and replaced with the current IHSS MOE structure —referred to as the 2019 IHSS MOE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - California ’s most recent payment error rate, for federal fiscal year 2023-24, is about 11  percent. (The comparable national error rate is similarly about 11  percent.) Payment error rates in California and nationally have risen in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - As shown in Figure   6 , caseload reached its all ‑time high (about 600,000  households) in late 2010 ‑11 following the Great Recession. From early 2011 ‑12 to late 2019 ‑20 (prior to the COVID ‑19 pandemic), caseload mostly declined as the state ’s economy  improved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - ” The New York Times , December 11, 2023 . California Department of Public Health, Office of Policy and Planning (2024). California State of Public Health Report, 2024 . Case, Anne and Angus Deaton (2015).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Budget Includes Large Revisions to CalWORKs Caseload, Cost Estimates in 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21. Relative to the 2020 ‑21 Budget Act , the Governor ’s budget projects caseload ‑related savings on CalWORKs cash assistance in 2019 ‑ 20 o f about $ 280  m illion General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - CalFresh/CFAP caseload (as of November 2024) increased 60  percent since the beginning of 2019-20, although annual rates of growth have varied from year to year. Multiple factors likely contributed to this growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

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

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services 11% CalWORKs = California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids and TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. CalWORKs Caseload Estimates Much Lower Than Previous Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget assumes reductions to CDFA ’s budget of $11  million ($9.8  million General Fund) authorized by Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the budget act. This includes $8.2  million ($7  million General Fund) in efficiency reductions and $2.8  million General Fund in vacant position reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Since 2019-20, LCSAs have received a few augmentations based on the standardized funding methodology. In total, these augmentations have resulted in increased funding of $51.4  million General Fund ($152.2  million total funds) for LCSA administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/7