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 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Currently, WINS costs roughly $25 million annually. Because WINS is an MOE‑funded program, WINS households help California meet its WPR requirements. However, the FRA set new rules for programs like WINS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

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

Feb 21, 2025 - The Legislature could ask for more information on WINS from the administration, such as: In recent years, what percentage of total food benefits received by WINS participants were WINS benefits? Would there be anticipated costs associated with pausing (or subsequently restarting) the WINS program in the future?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - EBT = Electronic Benefit Transfer; CDSS = California Department of Social Services; CACFP = Child and Adult Care Food Program; TEFAP = The Emergency Food Assistance Program; SNB = Supplemental Nutrition Benefit Program; TNB = Transitional Nutrition Benefit Program; SSI/SSP = Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment; and WINS = Work Incentive Nutritional Suppleme nt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (We also include links to Appendix tables at the end of this post and the top left of this page. These appendix tables itemize select proposals by policy area based on our understanding at this time.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - According to the California Health and Human Services Agency, these non ‑English languages are the top five languages spoken by Californians with limited English proficiency. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is required to provide translations of all program materials —including California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program materials —in these  languages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - (Prior to the full implementation of the quality incentive payment as 10  percent of the total rate, the state began providing some smaller quality incentive payments on top of providers ’ typical rates in 2022 ‑23.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - As  a result, practically all of the state ’s non ‑higher education executive branch employees —outside of the very top ranks of management (such as department directors and deputy directors) —are in the civil service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - The overall take ‑up rate for CalWORKs ‑eligible parents is shown on top. The dotted line provides a reference point to compare the take ‑up rate for all parents to take ‑up rates for specific demographic groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Specifically, the top set of bars indicates that Black children are around three times more likely to be the subject of an allegation and nearly five ‑and ‑a ‑half times more likely to be in foster care compared to white children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897