The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - However, as seen in Figure  5 , when we consider IHSS hourly wages separately, we see that the average growth rate of hourly wages has been 5.6  percent annually since  2014. This growth in IHSS hourly wages is in part due to increases to the state minimum wage —from $8  per hour on January 1, 2014 to $16.90 per hour on January  1,  2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The administration estimates that this permanent change will result in an additional $16 million of federal tax offsets going to families per year and the state revenues decreasing by $8 million per year (with the federal government experiencing the remaining $8 million in foregone annual welfare recoupment dollars).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/5

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Over the next eight years, growth rates fluctuated between 3  percent and 8  percent, until reaching a peak growth rate of 10.2  percent and 10.4  percent in 2001-02 and 2002-03, respectively. Caseload growth then hovered between 4.5  percent and 8  percent for the next six years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

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

Feb 3, 2021 - This had the effect of reducing the exit rate from about 6  p ercent to 8  p ercent of all cases to about 2. 5  p ercent for those three months. Second, the order (along with extensions from subsequent executive orders) prevented any month of CalWORKs participation during the COVID ‑ 19 e mergency from counting against an adult ’s 48 ‑month lifetime limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Bonus Pay for Bilingual Service Provider Staff. The spending plan provides $2.2  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22, $4.3  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23, and $6.5  million General Fund in 2023 ‑24 and ongoing to support wage bonuses for DSPs who are bilingual —including in American Sign Language —and can support the estimated 90,000 consumers who speak a primary language other than English.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - As shown in Figure  5, the Governor proposes allocating nearly $10  billion of this total to pay down deferred payments from previous years, $5  billion (including $2.1  billion ongoing) for high-poverty schools and districts, nearly $1.4  billion for community colleges, and the remainder (roughly $6  billion) for other K-12 spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

May 24, 2024 - LA County child welfare services public health nurse program elimination ‑8 ‑8 Governor ’s budget proposed to eliminate funding for LA County ’s public health nurse early intervention pilot program. While funding would be eliminated, language authorizing the program would remain in statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - Figure  5 shows how these proposals, alongside caseload-driven funding changes, would reduce single allocation funding in 2024-25 and ongoing. If all proposed reductions to the single allocation were implemented, 2023-24 funding would decrease by 15  percent (relative to 2022-23) and 2024-25 funding would further decrease by 19  percent (relative to revised 2023-24 funding).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Los Angeles County child welfare services public health nurse program elimination ‑8 ‑8 Governor ’s budget proposes to eliminate funding for Los Angeles County ’s public health nurse early intervention pilot program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2025-26 spending plan includes a one-time augmentation of $72  million General Fund for CalFood (in addition to ongoing funding of $8  million General Fund) resulting in a year-over-year increase of $72  million (900  percent) compared to 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3