The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The spending plan eliminates funding for both activities, resulting in $5.6  million and $3  million General Fund ongoing savings, respectively. Establishes New Requirements for Spending in the Self-Determination Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - Figure 2 Governor ’s 2024 ‑25 Budget IT Project Proposals a (In Millions) 7100 ‑222,  7100 ‑236,  7100 ‑237 Proposed (7100 ‑222, 7100 ‑237); Approved  (7100 ‑236) $326.8 Public Works IT System Enhancements 7350 ‑095 IT M &O and File Conversion 2100 ‑014 e Dredge or Fill Permit Application 3940 ‑110 $62.0 a Some proposals may include some funding and/or positions
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - Figure 3 2025 ‑26 Funding for Other CDSS ‑Administered State and Federal Food Assistance Programs (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2024-25 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 16, 2024 - CalSAWS was introduced in 2019 and, as of October 2023, all 58 counties use the system. The federal government helps manage an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system which deposits monthly benefits for CalFresh and other human services pr ograms onto cards to be used at grocery and convenience store checkout counters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4845

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - DSS issued guidance to counties about the availability of the 2021 ‑22 non ‑competitive allocations for all 58 counties (and a tribal set aside) in mid ‑February; county welfare departments will indicate whether they accept their allocations by the end of March.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - As seen in Figure  3 , IHSS caseload has grown significantly since 2013. Despite slower caseload growth between 2016 ‑17 and 2020 ‑21 (the caseload continued to grow during this period, just at a slower than usual rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

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

Mar 3, 2026 - As shown in Figure  3, the Governor ’s budget projects that caseload will decrease by 0.9  percent in both 2025-26 and 2026-27. In past years, the Department of Social Services (DSS) has noted that a potential driver of this steady caseload decline may be fewer individuals meeting income and asset eligibility thresholds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - As shown in Figure  3, the amount of TANF used to support CalWORKs has changed from year to year. During the COVID-19 pandemic the state significantly overestimated CalWORKs caseload and spending, largely due to unprecedented federal and state policy responses that led to historically unusual enrollment trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - This MOE amount is approximately $3 billion annually, which can be spent directly on CalWORKs or other programs that meet TANF requirements. CalWORKs Provides Cash Assistance and Supportive Services to Low‑Income Families. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - Given we estimated the Governor ’s budget solved a $58  billion budget problem —and revenues continue to deteriorate —the administration likely will not implement the full passthrough to current CalWORKs families as part of the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861