The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - This hold harmless period was originally scheduled to end on June 30, 2026. The spending plan accelerates the end of the hold harmless period to February 28, 2026, resulting in one-time savings of $75  million General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

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

Mar 3, 2026 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The General Fund —which comprises 65  percent of the total DDS budget —provides $10.3  billion in 2024-25, up $2.2  billion, or 28  percent, over revised 2023-24 General Fund expenditures (about $8  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Over the next eight years, growth rates fluctuated between 3  percent and 8  percent, until reaching a peak growth rate of 10.2  percent and 10.4  percent in 2001 ‑02 and 2002 ‑03, respectively. Caseload growth then hovered between 4.5  percent and 8  percent for the next six years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - For example, if a public health order limits the size of gatherings, counties can hold a series of smaller in-person orientations to comply with the public health order. Additionally, a county is not required to hold in-person orientations if t he public health order prevents in-person gatherings or the county ’s collective bargaining agreement agrees to waive
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - What would be the impact on foster youth and families of a different implementation approach —such as implementing only the new foster care maintenance payment rates but holding off on the strengths building and immediate needs components —while the state addresses its structural deficit?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 5, 2026 - While there is no clear indication that the current Medi ‑Cal administration funding level is significantly out of alignment with costs, the current practice of holding funding flat year over year lacks an analytical basis that would allow the Legislature some assurance that funding is appropriately tied to workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The 2024-25 spending plan places an ongoing hold on this increase. According to the administration, holding the budgeted number of hours at 8.75 hours (per month per intensive case) in 2024-25 and ongoing will result in annual savings of about $47  million General Fund (as compared to what would have been spent with the increase).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2024-25 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 8, 2024 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4832