The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The most recent cost estimates we have seen assume a phased implementation approach over three years (2027-28 to 2029-30). Has the administration considered a more gradual or differently structured phase-in of the new rates that could reduce costs at least in the early years of implementation?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 5, 2026 - For  example, the CalWORKs methodology puts some limits on the magnitude of year ‑to ‑year, caseload ‑driven adjustments to administrative funding to minimize volatility that can be disruptive to counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - In response to this elimination, a new county IHSS MOE was  established in July 2017 —referred  to as the 2017 IHSS MOE. Under the new 2017 IHSS MOE, the counties ’ share of IHSS costs were reset to roughly reflect the counties ’ share of estimated 2017 ‑18 IHSS costs based on historical county cost ‑sharing ratios (35  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS service costs and  30  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS administrative costs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Based on the state ’s most recently measured payment error rate of 11  percent, the state would have a 15  percent share of CalFresh benefit costs, resulting in about $2  billion in new annual costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - As noted earlier, the state provided $222.4  million in 2021 ‑22, with multiple years of expenditure authority, to support counties with initial implementation of prevention services under the FFPS program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2021-22 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 8, 2021 - …But Significantly Increase General Fund Expenditures Year Over Year. However, if the Legislature approves these proposals, General Fund expenditures for CDT will increase $32.7  million year over year from $6.8  million in 2020 ‑21 to $39.5  million in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4356

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Most of the year-over-year growth in General Fund spending is due to a combination of caseload growth, changes in service utilization, and costs associated with scheduled increases to the state minimum wage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Additionally, the 2025-26 spending plan includes a year-over-year increase of nearly $30  million General fund ($60  million total funds) for Child Welfare Services-California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) ongoing development and implementation efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Under new program rules, most WTW participants will receive a combined orientation and appraisal. The spending plan requires that the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) work with stakeholders (including advocates, participants, and county representatives) to develop a new, streamlined appraisal tool to replace the existing appraisal tool, the Online CalWORKs Appraisal Tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details]

Mar 3, 2026 - We note that while the year-over-year change in General Fund costs for the program is relatively flat, it is increasing slightly despite the fact that caseload is expected to decline and the average state cost for grants is remaining flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5148