Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Throughout the report, findings are framed (where feasible and relevant) within the broader context of the state ’s overall population to highlight how the CalWORKs caseload is similar to and different from the overall population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Rather, we highlight budget actions that directly impact foster youth: Developmental Services: Regional Center Coordinators for Foster Youth . Chapter  815 of 2018 (AB  2083, Cooley) requires each county to develop and implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining the roles and responsibilities of the various local entities that serve children and youth in foster care who have experienced severe trauma.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/4

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - This level of rework highlighted the need for the project to incor porate user feedback earlier and more frequently in milestone design and development, and to plan milestones based on analysis of business processes and requirements across child welfare service areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - In 2023 ‑24, $678.6  million General Fund will be provided to increase service provider rates beginning July 1, 2023. The cumulative total of this rate increase and the previous increase will equal one-half of the difference between the provider ’s rate as of March  30, 2022 (before the first rate increase took effect) and the fully funded rate model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

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

Mar 3, 2026 - SSP Grants Were Increased in 2016-17, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24.  Since the Great Recession, as seen in Figure  2, grants for individuals and couples have been increased four times —in 2016-17 (by 2.76  percent), 2021-22 (by 23.95  percent), 2022-23 (by 10.3  percent), and 2023-24 (by 9.2  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Below, we highlight  six  areas of particular interest for the Legislature: (1)  implementing service provider rate reform, (2)  addressing racial/ethnic and other disparities in the per ‑person amounts spent on services, (3)  complying with the federal HCBS final rule, (4)  complying with required service coordinator caseload ratios, (5)  encouraging employment opportunities for DDS consumers, and (6)  rolling out SDP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Eliminating or reducing funding for CalWORKs components or services designed to address these outcomes—such as family stabilization, subsidized employment, and intensive case management—may limit the types of programs, services, and outcomes California can highlight in its pilot application and, if selected to participate, how California might perform along these measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Rather, we highlight augmentations that offer direct support for foster youth. Expands Higher Education Support Programs for Foster Youth. $10  million ongoing Proposition  98 funds to expand NextUp at California Community Colleges, and $18  million General Fund ongoing to support similar programs at the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Badger, Emily, Ben Blatt, and Josh Katz (2023). “Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night? ” The New York Times , December 11, 2023 . California Department of Public Health, Office of Policy and Planning (2024).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - The status of each of these programs and projects also highlights important upcoming deadlines, such as the federal ARP fiscal relief fund deadline to enter contracts by December 31, 2024 and spend funds by  December 31, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747