The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - As a result, in 2019 ‑20, the 2017 MOE was eliminated and replaced with the current IHSS MOE structure —referred to as the 2019 IHSS MOE. As seen in Figure  7 , the 2019 IHSS MOE reduced the base county costs in 2019 ‑20 to roughly $1.6  billion, decreasing IHSS county costs by roughly $300  million relative to 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - TANF and Related MOE Spending Involve More Than Just CalWORKs. The state utilizes the flexibility provided by federal law by allocating TANF funds to a number of programs beyond CalWORKs. The state also counts significant state expenditures outside of CalWORKs toward meeting its MOE requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - To receive its annual TANF grant, the state must spend a maintenance-of-effort (MOE) amount from state and local funds to provide services for families eligible for CalWORKs. This MOE amount is approximately $3  billion annually and can be spent directly on CalWORKs or other programs that meet federal requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - Beginning in 2012 ‑13, however, the historical county share ‑of ‑cost model was replaced with an IHSS county maintenance ‑of ‑effort (MOE), meaning county costs would reflect a set amount of nonfederal IHSS  costs as opposed to a certain percent of nonfederal IHSS  costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - MOE Funds and the Work Incentive Nutrition Supplement (WINS) Program California Uses MOE Funds for the WINS Program. WINS, introduced in 2014, provides specific CalFresh households with additional CalWORKs-funded monthly food benefits of $10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - LAO Assessment Technical Adjustments Often Occur in CalWORKs Budget to Meet MOE and TANF Requirements. As mentioned above, CalWORKs is partially funded by the federal TANF block grant. To receive its annual TANF grant, the state must meet the MOE requirement with state and local funds (spent on CalWORKs or other programs that meet federal requirements).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Considers Possibility of Switching to Total Expenditures Method to Meet MOE Requirements. To meet federal MOE for supplementary payment level requirements, the state has two options: (1)  the Payment Level method, which requires the state to maintain 1983 SSP grant payment levels ($156 for individuals and $396 for couples), or (2)  the Total Expenditures method, which requires the state to meet SSP grant payment levels from the previous calendar year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/6

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - To receive its annual TANF block grant, the state must spend a maintenance-of-effort (MOE) amount from state and local funds to provide services for families eligible for CalWORKs. This MOE amount is $2.9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852