Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In response to the economic consequences of the COVID ‑19 pandemic, many state and federal benefits for lower ‑income or unemployed individuals (such as unemployment insurance and tax credits) were temporarily expanded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - Our office independently forecasts CalWORKs grant increases triggered by growth in realignment revenue (a share of state sales tax and vehicle license fee revenues dedicated to counties). While our estimates have differed from the administration ’s previously, at this time, our two offices ’ estimates are similar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

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

Feb 21, 2025 - Whole family income levels during and after program participation, including employment earnings; tax credits; child support payments; and other income supports or benefits, including SSI/SSP and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program assistance (CalFresh in California).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - However, for county social workers to input IP-CANS data and determine the tier, the classification model will need to be automated in CWS-CARES first version (V1). County Claiming of Federal Title IV-E Funding for Eligible Prevention Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - 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 reflect a set amount of nonfederal IHSS costs (that may be adjusted annually by a growth factor and a portion of locally negotiated wage increases) as opposed to a certain percent of nonfederal IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Through the Safe Drinking Water pilot, CalFresh participants in areas of Kern County with failing water systems receive time-limited supplemental monthly benefits of $50 to increase access to safe drinking water.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Creates Foster Youth Tax Credit. Creates refundable $1,000 tax credit for young adults aged 18 through 25 who were foster youth at age 13 or older and are otherwise eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - CalHEERS refers individuals determined by the system to be likely eligible for Medi ‑Cal to county eligibility workers for final eligibility determination. County staff then use both CalHEERS and the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS) to determine final program eligibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard [Publication Details]

Mar 25, 2021 - Supplemental report language adopted by the Legislature in 2020-21 directed our office to provide an assessment of a new dashboard developed by the administration for Medi-Cal eligibility functionality issues in the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System—an information technology system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4408

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - In addition, the budget proposal includes $1.7  million total funds ($1.2  million General Fund) to support training and fidelity tools for counties on CANS assessments. Questions. When reviewing the administration ’s proposal for initial funding around the Tiered Rate Structure in the budget year, some questions for the Legislature to consider asking the administration
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962