The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - CDSS estimates that there are about 954,800 individuals that fit the expanded ABAWD criteria (compared to about 345,400 individuals who are estimated to meet the prior criteria). Of these, CDSS estimates approximately 845,000 individuals that will become subject to the work requirement beginning June 2026 and not qualify for an exemption.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - The federal government annually adjusts CalFresh bene fits in accordance with changes in the cost of food, and in addition to this annual adjustment, made a major upward revision in 2021 when it revised the contents of the “Thrifty Food Plan ” (the meal plan on which CalFresh benefits are based) to account for developments in nutritional science.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - As noted above, many factors can contribute to crashes, some of which fit neatly into this framework and some of which do not. Nevertheless, this information can help us make some progress towards understanding the trend in motor vehicle  deaths.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Additionally, we are work ing to better understand how this proposed reduction fits within the context of the administration ’s other proposed reductions and delays for child care programs more broadly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

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

Mar 10, 2022 - However, as discussed earlier, how several augmentations within the proposed package would fit within the structure of existing workforce de velopment programs is unclear. Accordingly, new workforce development programs may need to be created to administer some of the funding in this proposed package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - During the first year of FFPSA implementation, a county may elect to begin providing prevention services by providing written notice to DSS prior to fully completing its com prehensive prevention plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3