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

Feb 21, 2025 - Figure 2 CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review Performance Measures Economic Measures Current and former participant employment rates WTW engagement rate Subsidized to unsubsidized employment rate Sanction rate Wage progression (6 and 12 months after exit) Sanction resolution rate Rate of exits with earnings Orientation attendance rate Rate of program re ‑entries (including
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The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - Work Outcomes Reporting Requirements Cal-OAR Captures Most of the Data Needed for New Federal Reporting Requirements. Based on our understanding from the administration, Cal-OAR collects county-level data on job entry, job retention, and median earnings of CalWORKs participants after program exit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The spending plan reflects an additional set of requirements that providers will need to satisfy in order to be eligible to earn the quality incentive portion of rate models beginning in July 2026. Specifically, providers will need to comply with Electronic Visit Verification, federal Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS), and independent audit and fiscal review requirement s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In 2011, it was reduced from 60 months to 48 months (in an effort to reduce costs). In 2022, the limit increased from 48  months to 60 months. Increased Earned Income Disregard (EID). The EID for applicants and participants (or the monthly dollar amount applicants and participants can earn before further income affects eligibility) changed multiple times over the last decade.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 29, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services In-Home Supportive Services Summary For 2024-25, the Governor ’s budget proposes approximately $9  billion General Fund, an increase of $1  billion (13  percent) over estimated 2023-24 expenditures for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4868

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services In-Home Supportive Services Summary For the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, the Governor ’s 2025-26 budget proposes approximately $10.6  billion General Fund, an increase of $1.1  billion (11  percent) from the Governor ’s revised 2024-25 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Additional $81 million one ‑time provided in 2025 ‑26, available through June 30, 2028. a We note that we are currently seeking clarification from the administration on two components of BH ‑CONNECT that are funded in the Department of Health Care Services —(1) the Activity Funds Initiative (previously called activity stipends) and (2) Initial Joint Behavioral Health Home Visits.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

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The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Introduction For the In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, the Governor ’s 2026 ‑27 budget proposes approximately $12.5  billion General Fund, an increase of $1.1  billion (9.7  percent) from the Governor ’s revised 2025 ‑26 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Estimating the CalWORKs Take-Up Rate

Feb 2, 2021 - More recently, the state allocated $2  million in 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18 to improve awareness and take-up of the California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which provides money to low-income workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4340