Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Poverty During the COVID‑19 Pandemic California ’s Official Poverty Rate Increased Somewhat in Response to COVID ‑19 ‑Related Economic Downturn. California ’s official poverty rate increased somewhat in 2020 (by 1   percentage point as compared to 2019).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Code specifies may not exceed 125  percent of the official federal poverty line). Prior to this change, the maximum income for eligible beneficiaries under California statute was pegged to the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/6

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Chapter 115 (SB 162, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) appropriated from the General Fund an unspecified amount to county elections officials and the Secretary of State for the “actual and reasonably necessary costs, as determined by the Director of Finance,” to conduct the election.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Under prior law, county officials were able to identify and begin collecting for any overpayments they discover, no matter how far in the past they were made. The spending plan restricts the time window for identifying overpayments to two years from the date the overpayment was made, and cl assifies all overpayments issued during the COVID-19 pandemic as being the result of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

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

Feb 21, 2025 - However, pilot outcome measures have not been officially proposed or selected. Questions for the administration on this topic could include: Has the administration had further conversations with the federal government or stakeholders on the selection of pilot outcome measures or the associated benchmarks and targets?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - We identify other staff training ‑related findings from our research under the “IS/IT Infrastructure and Staffing ” topic in the next section, but found the request for official certification of compliance knowledge from CDT to be noteworthy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897