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

Mar 3, 2026 - Estimates of federal poverty guidelines for 2027 are based on the LAO Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI ‑U) projection. The 2027 federal poverty guidelines will not be finalized until fall 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - In addition to restructuring foster care maintenance payments, the 2024-25 statutory changes also added two new foster care programs and corresponding rate components: (1)  Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program, and (2)  Immediate Needs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - As part of a special legislative session held in January 2025, the Legislature added Control Section 5.26 to the 2024-25 Budget Act, providing an additional one-time allocation of $10  million to support immigration related services, including removal defense.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

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

Mar 5, 2026 - Additionally, in taking this task on, the administration will be adding to the many competing priorities that are underway. This means that temporary funding may need to be in place until ongoing methodologies can be  established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Added to the MOE were any county costs associated with local IHSS wage increases. The state General Fund assumed the remaining nonfederal IHSS costs. Over the five years in which the 2012 IHSS MOE was in effect (2012 ‑13 to 2016 ‑17), growth in the county IHSS MOE was  less than  the growth in total IHSS costs, resulting in counties paying for a smaller share of the nonfederal
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Namely, for any new services added to the plan that are rated as supported or promising, DSS would need to ensure that at least 50  percent of Title IV ‑E dollars are claimed for well ‑supported services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - (While the Legislature approved resources f or DCSS to conduct an uncollectability study, it did not approve DCSS ’ January request to conduct a study on the appropriateness of the K-Factor in the child support guideline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/5

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Estimates of federal poverty guidelines for 2024 are based on the LAO Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers projection. The 2024 federal poverty guidelines will not be finalized until fall 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/6

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - While the state already is in compliance with some components of the FEM final rule, it will need to make additional changes to the statewide uniform guideline for child support and pl eading options to come into full compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/6

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The 2021-22 budget package included legislation to provide authority for CSD to develop and administer LIHWAP, specifically requiring CSD to develop the federally required state implementation plan, detailing program eligibility, benefits, and other guidelines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/7