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

May 24, 2024 - Bringing Families Home reduction ‑80 ‑80 Governor ’s budget proposed to delay $80 million from 2023 ‑24 to 2025 ‑26, along with budget language extending the expenditure period and local funding match waiver period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Under the permanent backup provider system, a recipient whose regular provider is not available, but who has an urgent need or whose health and safety will be at risk without a backup provider, can receive up to 80 hours (if recipient is non-severely impai red) or 160 hours (if recipient is severely impaired) of backup provider services per fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - To qualify for CalWORKs, families generally must earn less than about 80 percent of the FPL (about $20,000 annually or $1,700 per month for a family of three in 2024) and have limited savings or other assets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The permanent backup provider system was first implemented in October 2022 and was designed to provide up to 80 hours of backup provider services per fiscal year to any recipient who has an urgent need or whose health and safety will be at risk without a backup provider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/4

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Bringing Families Home delay ($80  million General Fund shifted from 2023-24 to 2025-26 [$40  million] and 2026-27 [$40  million]). One-time reduction of unspent Emergency Child Care Bridge funds from 2023-24 ($35  million reverts to General Fund and $12  million shifts to 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Budget language specifies that 20  percent of the 2022-23 CAPP assistance dollars shall be allocated for assistance to customers of local POUs and cooperatives, while 80  percent shall be allocated for assistance to customers of IOUs, including CCAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/7

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Bringing Families Home delay — — Governor ’s budget proposes to delay $80 million from 2023 ‑24 to 2025 ‑26, along with budget language extending the expenditure period and local funding match waiver period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Support Program Proposals

Feb 18, 2022 - Of the roughly $150 million in total CalWORKs recoupment in current CalWORKs cases the state is projected to collect in 2022‑23, roughly $80 million reflects the nonfederal share. If caseload and collection trends remain flat relative to estimated 2022‑23 levels, the General Fund costs associated with this policy change would then total roughly $80 million annually in 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4550

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - To be eligible for CalWORKs, families must include at least one child and generally must earn less than 80  percent of the FPL (the exact income eligibility threshold varies by family size and from year to year and is set by state law).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340

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

Feb 21, 2025 - To qualify for CalWORKs, families generally must earn less than about 80  percent of the federal poverty level, equivalent to about $1,700 per month for a family of three in 2024. Families also generally can only have limited assets (such as property or savings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978