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 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - Specifically, certain classifications are more or less likely to be filled by men or women. For example, in 2021, 75  percent of the 31,347  sstate jobs that were considered to be office and administrative support occupations were filled by women while 86  percent of the 43,980 state jobs that were considered to be protective service occupations were filled by men.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - For  example, we estimate women have a much higher take ‑up rate than men. When comparing Figure  6 to Figure  5 (showing relative eligibility rates) above, we find groups with relatively higher eligibility rates also tend to have higher take ‑up rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - This trend has been especially pronounced for men, Native American and Black Californians, and residents of rural northern counties and the state ’s lowest ‑income zip codes. This report presents information about some potential explanations for these trends, but developing a full understanding of its origins will require substantial additional research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

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

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 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

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897