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 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Revenues Generally Cover Costs Over Time. While realignment revenues will not cover all county responsibilities in each year, in general, revenues should grow sufficiently to cover county costs over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Children ’s Crisis Continuum Pilot $60 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22, most of which is available through June 30, 2026. Of the total amount, $4 million is available through June 30, 2027 to allow time to prepare a final report for the Legislature by April 1, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 5, 2026 - As noted below, unit costs require updating from time to time to reflect changing operational conditions policy  changes. Project Enrollment and Workload. Administrative budgeting methodologies used for CalFresh, IHSS, and CalWORKs all feature adjustments for changes in caseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

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

Mar 3, 2026 - 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 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - In reality, the amount of such bonds (and thus 4  percent tax credits) needed for HDFC projects will be dependent on several factors —some which cannot be anticipated at this time —and could vary widely.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - At this time, the administration ’s projections for realignment funds in CalWORKs are within reason. We will revisit these projections at the May Revision. Grants Still Not Estimated to Meet Legislature ’s Goal for All Recipients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - This one-time allocation is in addition to the $43.6  million in baseline annual ISF program funding. Provides Additional One-Time Funding for the Children ’s Holistic Immigration Representation Project (CHIRP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Ultimately, 51 counties and 2 Title IV ‑E tribes opted to participate and are receiving the one ‑time state block grant dollars. To participate, DSS required counties to prepare CPPs for approval by DSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The spending plan includes $36  million in one-time funding for the CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable Pilot and $7.4  million in one-time funding for the Diaper and Wipe Distribution program (both of which are all General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3