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

Mar 3, 2026 - As shown in Figure  5, from 2013-14 through 2020-21, the maximum combined SSI/SSP monthly grant amount for individuals (the bulk of the SSI/SSP caseload) and couples had increased on average by 1.2  percent annually —predominantly due to the provision of federal SSI COLAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - Although the survey response rate dipped a bit in 2021 (to 74  percent), the response rates in 2020 and 2022 were very similar to 2019 (all 85 to 86  percent). Consequently, we think that changes in survey nonresponse likely are not driving the overall pattern shown in  Figure  12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The spending plan increases DCSS state operation funding levels by $4  million General Fund ($12  million total funds) on an ongoing basis relative to 2020 ‑21 funding levels. This amount is less than the DCSS funding reduction implemented in 2020 ‑21 ($5.9  million General Fund [$18  million total funds] reduction, not including local court funding reduction).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/5

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - 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). As seen in Figure  4, the IHSS caseload growth rate has since grown at historic rates —reaching a growth rate of 10.3  percent in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - When the unemployment rate is high —for example, during the Great Recession of 2008 ‑09 (when unemployment peaked at about 12  p ercent) —caseload grows (eventually reaching an all ‑time high of about 587, 000 c ases in 2010 ‑11).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

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

May 17, 2021 - Put another way, $12  billion  of spending in the May Revision is attributable to reserve withdrawals and borrowing from 2020 (see Figure  7). Figure 7 Governor Still Uses Budget Solutions Despite Historic Revenue Growth Budget Solutions From 2020 Maintained in 2021 May Revision (In Billions) Reserve Withdrawals Make Budget Stabilization Account withdrawal $7.8 Make Safety Net Reserve withdrawal 0.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - IHSS The spending plan provides a total of $17.2  billion (all funds) for IHSS in 2021 ‑22, which is $1.9  billion (12  percent) above estimated expenditures in 2020 ‑21. The spending plan includes $5.6  billion from the General Fund for support of IHSS in 2021 ‑22, which is a net increase of $1.2  billion (27  percent) relative to estimated 2020 ‑21 levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - At around the same time as 2011 r ealignment, the state also implemented the California Fostering Connections to Success Act (Chapter   559 o f 2010 [A B  12 ,  Beall]), which extended foster care services and supports to youth from age 18 up to age 21, beginning in 2012.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - As shown in Figure  6, the state ’s unemployment rate reached historic highs during the COVID ‑19 pandemic (peaking at about 16  percent in May 2020). Similarly, as shown in Figure  7 and described earlier, the state ’s poverty rate (among families with children) also increased year over year in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - Due to this policy change, and a decades-long effort to increase CalFresh en rollment, CalFresh caseload was at a then historic high prior to the COVID-19 public health crisis (about 2.2  million households in February 2020).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971