Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Moreover, due to changes regarding the measure of the WPR, the state is likely to meet federal WPR requirements for the next few years (described further in our recent post The 2024‑25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act’s Impacts on CalWORKs ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - We recommend the reporting be provided no later than the end of th e calendar year, to inform the next annual budget process and any potential requests for funding for subsequent GenAI POCs and MVPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - The $40.4  million balance is expected to be used in 2024-25 for any remaining planning activities and to start development and implementation of the project. Provisional budget bill language in the 2024-25 Budget Act also makes available an additional $10.4  million for development and implementation costs in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2025 - This post provides an overview of the Governor’s proposed 2025-26 budget for In-Home Supportive Services, provides updates on some of the most recent prior-year policy changes, and raises questions and issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - PSL became available on July 1, 2018 for IHSS providers who worked a certain number of hours within a calendar year. In 2018-19, the maximum amount of PSL an IHSS provider could accrue was eight hours per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - Additional General Fund needed to cover the 23.5  percentage point reduction in FFP is expected to total $49.6  million in 2024-25. (We do not have an estimate of the additional General Fund needed for October 2023 to June 2024 at this time, but the amount needed was likely in the tens of millions of dollars.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2025 - The previously selected pilot states will not be subject to work participation rate requirements for federal fiscal year 2025. More information is available on the ACF website . Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - Additionally, the 2024-25 spending plan enacted four CalWORKs reductions (totaling $146 million in 2024-25) in the areas of intensive case management, expanded subsidized employment, mental health and substance abuse services, and the home visiting program (HVP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - The proposed decrease in TANF carry forward in 2025-26 (relative to 2024-25) brings annual carry forward spending mor e in line with annual levels seen before the pandemic. As a result, as shown in Figure  3, General Fund in CalWORKs increases year over year from 2024-25 to 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - However, as a budget solution, the 2024-25 spending plan de layed the expansion implementation by two years. Automation for the expansion is now expected to begin in 2026-27, with benefit distribution to begin in 2027-28 (for newly eligible recipients).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971