The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Support Program Proposals

Feb 18, 2022 - Additionally, cost estimates do not include costs for automation changes or impacts to CalWORKs program. Legislature Could Consider Supplementing Governor ’s Proposal With Other Pass ‑Through Policy Change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4550

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Finally, the state can transfer up to 10  percent of its annual TANF block grant to the SSBG, to be used for a variety of purposes, such as providing developmental services through Regional Centers. TANF and Related MOE Spending Involve More Than Just CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Finally, while the proposed budget initially appears reasonable, we do flag some outstanding questions we have about some potential cost pressures we will be monitoring. Background Overview of the IHSS Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Notably, these surveys do not capture treatment provided in other types of clinical settings (for example, by primary care physicians). They also do not specify patients ’ ages, so our analyses of medication ‑assisted treatment are not age ‑specific.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - What do youth and families view as the most notable results or effects of the funding? What have been obstacles, challenges, or delays to implementation? To what extent and how have DSS and program partners been able to address these issues?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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 - However, if counties do not conduct timely, federally required reassessments of CFCO recipients, those particular cases are no longer eligible to receive the additional 6  percent FMAP. The cost of this lost 6  percent FMAP must then be reimbursed to the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/4

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - What role do county policies and processes and the design and operation of automation and data systems play in determining the state ’s error rates in each program? Do some counties have significantly higher or lower error rates than others and are there practices or other circumstances that contribute to this  variation?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Beginning in 2018-19, the state began using a revised funding formula for supporting county administrative activities in the CalWORKs program. Generally speaking, this formula increased or decreased funding gradually as caseload increased or decreased, but did not separately adjust for increases in the cost of doing business.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/2

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Home Safe program was established by Chapter  35 of 2018 (AB  1811, Committee on Budget) to serve Adult Protective Services (APS) clients who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness due to elder or dependent adult abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/7