The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - Research on the impacts of the SNAP work requirement indicate that it results in increased disenrollment, in part driven by otherwise eligible enrollees not complying with paperwork or tracking requirements (commonly referred to as “administrative burden ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - “Full implementation underway ” indicates all guidance and systems are in place for implementation. However, the program still may be underutilized, may not yet be achieving its intended impact, and/or may not necessarily be progressing in line with legislative expectations.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Beyond the ten EBPs included in the State Prevention Plan, more than half of participating counties indicated in their CPPs that they have providers in their communities currently delivering other EBPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Previously, state statute indicated WTW activities may include, but are not limited to, those listed in Figure  4. The spending plan —aimed at increasing participant flexibility and the ability to tailor WTW plans to participants ’ needs and skills —expands and more clearly defines other allowable WTW activities (detailed in Figure  4), such as case plan development, enrollment
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

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

Feb 21, 2025 - CDSS indicated it would host a community of practice to facilitate sharing of challenges and successes between counties and would consider a process to provide counties with increased support on engaging families throughout the pilot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2025 - The federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) indicated it plans to take a new approach to the pilot program and will issue a new request for proposals from states. The previously selected pilot states will not be subject to work participation rate requirements for federal fiscal year 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4978

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The office indicates that the primary goal of this initiative is to “strengthen and coordinate the administration ’s efforts to help communities identify pathways to social connectedness and engagement. ” According to the administration, the funding will be used primarily for developing and implementing a branding public awareness campaign for existing state programs, including programs operated by California Volunteers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - We have seen some indications that extreme speeding has grown substantially. As shown in Figure  21 , citations issued by CHP for driving over 100 miles per hour nearly doubled between 2019 and 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - The administration indicated that based on initial projections, the all families reduction credit may reach up to 50  percentage points. This would lower the state ’s all families WPR requirement to zero or to near zero.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The spending plan indicates the Legislature ’s intent for this data-sharing to be used to measure point-in-time data and trends in homelessness, housing instability, and utilization of housing services amongst individuals and families in CDSS programs, including CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2