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

Mar 5, 2026 - Does not include funding for oral notice of work rules. b Less than $500,000. c Estimated H.R. 1 administrative impacts related to the ABAWD work requirement, noncitizen eligibility change, and SUAS restriction already reflect the increased state and county share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - We find that designating the vast majority of private activity bonds for this purpose, as CDLAC has done, is consistent with good public policy given (1)  the state ’s priority to support more affordable housing and that (2)  doing so unlocks federal funding via the 4   percent tax credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Figure  1, Panel C in Wang et al (2024) displays monthly buprenorphine prescriptions from CURES. This figure shows no abrupt increase in early 2021. Furthermore, it  shows: Growth in 2019. A period of decline from late 2019 through early 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - What do youth and families view as the most notable results or effects of the funding? What have been obstacles, challenges, or delays to implementation? To what extent and how have DSS and program partners been able to address these issues?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Does not meet criteria Programs that do not meet any of the other rating thresholds upon review of all studies are rated as not currently meeting criteria. There are a few advantages to states choosing well ‑supported programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - UC Programs in Medical Education (PRIME) 12.9 c Provide training to promote diversity in the physician workforce and increase number of physicians in underserved areas of the state. a Proposition 56 Funds. b Combined General Fund and Mental Health Services Fund. c Ongoing funding. d Funding for 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - After completing the orientation and appraisal, participants will have the option to develop and submit their WTW plan on their own or request county assistance in doing so. Only participants who do not submit a WTW plan following orientation/appraisal will be required to participate in an assessment and WTW plan development meeting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - We do not recommend any adjustments to the proposed budget related to unspent TANF funds at this time. Federal TANF Program Provides Flexible Funding. Federal law gives states significant flexibility in how they use TANF block grant funds and related MOE expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

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

Mar 5, 2024 - In California, the caseload reduction credit for 2008 was larger than the 2007 credit and was therefore used. b Some CalWORKs cases without a work ‑eligible adult were moved out from the CalWORKs WPR calculation and WINS cases were added to the calculation in FFY 2014 ‑15. c WINS two ‑parent cases were removed from the two ‑parent WPR calculation starting with FFY 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - For adults, have not exceeded state and federal lifetime aid limits. c a Pregnant women can also be eligible. b The CalWORKs asset limits are generally higher for families with individuals who are age 60 or older or disabled. c Both the CalWORKs and federal TANF aid limits are 60 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057