The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - (Upcoming publications, The 2022 ‑23 Budget: Analysis of the Medi ‑Cal Budget and The 2022 ‑23 Budget: Analysis of Health Care Access and Affordability Proposals , will provide additional details on the full ‑scope Medi ‑Cal expansion to remaining undocumented  adults.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

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

Mar 5, 2026 - How might recent and upcoming policy changes, including the recent discontinuation of eligibility flexibilities in Medi ‑Cal in July  2025, upcoming implementation of work requirements in CalFresh and Medi ‑Cal, and more frequent redeterminations in Medi ‑Cal affect error rates in each program?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Additional details on these changes will be provided in our upcoming post: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act’s Impacts on CalWORKs. Begin Considering Potential Responses to Upcoming WPR Changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

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

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Many counties stated that they already have spent all or most of their state block grant dollars—prior to being able to claim any Title IV‑E matching funds for eligible EBPs. Because federal reimbursement for prevention services will require $1 local funding to match every $1 of federal monies claimed—and given the constraints and complexities of counties’ local
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

Mar 3, 2026 - Despite Recent SSI and SSP Grant Increases and Upcoming COLA, Grant Levels Remain Below Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for Individuals.   As shown in Figure  5, from 2013-14 through 2020-21, the maximum combined SSI/SSP monthly grant amount for individuals (the bulk of the SSI/SSP caseload) and couples had increased on average by 1.2  percent annually —predominantly due to the provision of federal SSI COLAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - The Legislature might begin considering if and how it plans to respond to the upcoming federal change impacting WINS in 2025 ‑26. For example, the state could continue to operate WINS as is, regardless of the upcoming change, by continuing to provide $10 monthly benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Also, the project ’s risk register —a tool to identify potential risks to the completion of a project —cites upcoming collective bargaining in 2026 as a potential risk to the project schedule. A majority of state bargaining units must renegotiate new agreements that year, which is a significant amount of work for both CalHR and the unions representing bargaining units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The Legislature may wish to ask the administration to provide CCR implementation updates during upcoming hearings to better understand any potential savings. For example: What is the status of CFT implementation?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364