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: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - Undocumented immigrants, as well as most immigrants with legal status who have lived in the United States for fewer than five years, are ine ligible for CalWORKs. Federal, State, and County Governments Share CalWORKs Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

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

Feb 11, 2022 - Undocumented immigrants, as well as most immigrants with legal status who have lived in the United States for fewer than five years, are ine ligible for CalWORKs. Federal, State, and County Governments Share CalWORKs Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on Home- and Community- Based Services Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2022 - Provide medical and supportive services to individuals residing in permanent supportive housing and congregate care settings. 298 Eliminating Assisted Living Waiver Waitlist. Eliminate Assisted Living Waiver waitlist by increasing waiver slots by 7,000. 255 Services: Enhancing HCBS Capacity and Models of Care Developmental Services Rate Model Implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4524

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - More specifically, those 65 and over with a disability impacting independent living has increased by 17  percent. The share of IHSS recipients over age 65, however, has remained a relatively consistent share of the overall IHSS population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Poverty in California People Living in Poverty Have Incomes Too Low to Afford Basic Needs. A family of three with annual income below $25,820 is considered to be living in poverty (under the 2024 federal poverty threshold).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

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 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The permanent back-up provider system will n ot be implemented until the policy framework is adopted in statute. (As of October 2021, DSS is still working to finalize the policy framework for the permanent back-up provider system.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The total costs associated with the state ’s HCBS Spending Plan are nearly $4.5  billion, which includes the $2.8  billion HCBS FMAP funds and an additional $1.7  billion in federal matching funds for Medicaid-eligible HCBS activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/6

The 2023-24 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 2, 2023 - Additionally, one possible COVID-19-related reason may be that recipients with non-live-in providers or non-live-in providers themselves may be hesitant to interact with individuals outside of their household due to public health concerns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4729