The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Bringing Families Home Augmentations $92.5 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22 and again in 2022 ‑23, with $40 million shifted to 2025 ‑26 and $40 million shifted to 2026 ‑27 as part of 2024 ‑25 budget actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 3, 2026 - Statute required the Department of Finance to estimate what percentage grant increase could be supported by a half-year cost of $291  million in 2021-22 (estimated to be about $580  million in 2022-23), a half-year cost of $150  million in 2022-23 (estimated to be about $300  million in 2023-24), and a half-year cost of $146  million in 2023-24 (estimated to be about $292  million in 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - These include (1)  a proposal to eliminate the IHSS Permanent Back ‑Up Provider Program (estimated to save $3.5  million in 2026 ‑27 and on ‑going), (2)  a proposal to align IHSS eligibility time lines with Medi ‑Cal (estimated to save $86  million in 2026 ‑27 and on ‑going), and (3)  a proposal to remove the state ’s share of cost associated with any growth in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Overestimates led to a large amount of unspent TANF —$767  million —estimated to be available to reduce state spending in CalWORKs in 2022-23. Similarly, $664  million in unspent TANF funds was estimated to be available in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

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

Mar 3, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Format: HTML Description: For 2026-27, the Governor’s budget proposes $3.6 billion from the General Fund for the state’s share of SSI/SSP—an increase of $94 million (2.7 percent) from the Governor’s revised 2025-26 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - This split, in turn, is based on SGC ’s practice of awarding up to $35   million per project (70   percent) for affordable housing and up to $15   million (30   percent) for transportation. Yet, there is no inherent policy rationale for that 70/30 split.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Fruit and Vegetable Pilot received about $10  million in 2018-19 and about $10  million in 2024-25 (both of which were all General Fund). The Diaper and Wipe Distribution program received $10  million in 2018-19, $30  million in 2021-22, and $9  million in 2024-25 (all General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Funding for DSS ’s Office of Child Abuse Prevention to Develop a Standardized Curriculum for Mandated Reporters ($0.6  Million General Fund in 2025-26, Growing to $6  Million 2027-28, and About $1  Million Ongoing).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/6

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - In 2024-25, C FAP provided $135  million in food assistance to about 63,000 people, for an average benefit of about $180 per person. Subject to Appropriation, CFAP to Be Expanded to Additional Income-Eligible Noncitizens.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - These changes (described further below) result in net savings of about $21  million total funds in 2025-26 and about $32  million total funds in 2026-27 and ongoing. Of these savings, the spending plan reinvests about $4.6  million in 2025-26 and $14  million in 2025-26 and ongoing into the CalWORKs single allocation, resulting
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2