The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - Grant amounts are adjusted based on AU size —larger AUs are eligible to receive a larger grant amount —to account for the increased financial needs of larger families. As of October 2021 (when the most recent analysis was conducted), about 40  percent of CalWORKs cases included everyone in the family (and thus the AU size and the family size were the same).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Grant amounts are adjusted based on AU size —larger AUs are eligible to receive a larger grant amount —to account for the increased financial needs of larger families. In  about 35  percent of CalWORKs cases, everyone in the family is eligible for CalWORKs and therefore the AU size and the family size are the same.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Grant amounts are adjusted based on AU size —larger AUs are eligible to receive a larger grant amount —to account for the increased financial needs of larger families. As of December 2023 (when the most recent analysis was conducted), about 40  percent of CalWORKs cases included everyone in the family (and thus the AU size and the family size were the same).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - (Four of the six milestones are now expected to be tested in EUST 2, and the remaining two milestones are expected to be tested in EUST 3.) During the four-week EUST session, participants identified a significant amount of required rework prior to implementation of the three (and several other related) milestones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Grant amounts are adjusted based on AU   size —larger  AUs are eligible to receive a larger grant   amount —to  account for the increased financial needs of larger families. As of December 2023, about 40  percent of CalWORKs cases included everyone in the family, making the AU size and the family size the same.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The federal Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 allows up to five states to participate in a six-year pilot program to test alternative outcome metrics (in lieu of the existing work participation rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - If the PDL process were pilot-tested based on the first and second POC rounds, the Legislature would have time t o evaluate the new PDL process as it is refined by the administration based on actual experience with GenAI POCs and subsequent contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - In order to qualify for IHSS, a recipient must be aged, blind, or disabled and in most cases have income below the level necessary to qualify for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment cash assistance program (for example, about $1,040 a month for an aged and/or disabled ind ividual living independently in 2021 ‑22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - A combination of the traditional and agile approaches might develop project scope as modules, but combine the modules into a few discrete releases for implementation to reduce the frequency of user testing and training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - This would allow time for schools to ramp up testing capabilities an d address other implementation issues with a smaller group of students and staff. Alternatively, the Legislature could direct resources to expanding statewide testing capacity and infrastructure that would allow schools to more easily access routine testing as a way to support school reopening.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309