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 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

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Considerations and Opportunities for Legislature In this section, we highlight some considerations for the Legislature alongside opportunities to provide additional direction and guidance to the administration and support for counties to help ensure implementation of child welfare prevention services can continue in a manner that (1)  allows the state to maximize federal funding
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics [Publication Details]

Jun 16, 2025 - This report is the first of a three-part series focused on trends in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program. Each part of the series focuses on an area of the program, beginning with this report on participant characteristics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5057

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Highlights of the five-year plan include: Year 1. In 2021 ‑22, $89.9  million General Fund is provided to increase service provider rates beginning April 1, 2022. Rate increases will equal one-quarter of the difference between a provider ’s current rate and what the fully funded rate model (as of 2021 ‑22) would be according to the rate study.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

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

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - CWDA and SEIU also highlighted needed functionalities that were first identified when the state began implementation of CalHEERS in 2013 b ut have not yet been added, such as the ability for county staff to correct eligibility transactions between CalHEERS and  SAWS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Explore Options in Key Policy Areas … Breaking down the mortality trend by causes of death, we have highlighted the importance of drug overdoses, alcohol ‑induced deaths, and motor vehicle crashes. One of the major factors driving the overdose trend has been the growing presence of fentanyl in California ’s illicit opioid  markets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

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