The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The state funding is provided through Proposition 98 and non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund. c TEFAP is 100 percent federally funded. Emergency Food for Families funding is 100 percent state tax revenue collections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - In 2024-25, C FAP provided $135  million in food assistance to about 63,000 people, for an average benefit of about $180 per person. Subject to Appropriation, CFAP to Be Expanded to Additional Income-Eligible Noncitizens.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

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

Mar 5, 2026 - Does not include funding for oral notice of work rules. b Less than $500,000. c Estimated H.R. 1 administrative impacts related to the ABAWD work requirement, noncitizen eligibility change, and SUAS restriction already reflect the increased state and county share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - The table focuses on 2024 ‑25 funding and positions. c CalSTRS is not required to submit their IT projects through CDT ’s IT project approval and oversight processes, so there is no open CDT project number. d DCA completed the initial design, development, and implementation of the BreEZe IT system, so there is no open CDT project number.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

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

Feb 3, 2021 - When the unemployment rate is low —for example, during the pre ‑COVID ‑ 19 e conomic expansion —caseload declines (reaching what was then an all ‑time low of about 366, 000 c ases in 2019 ‑20). Because the recession due to the COVID ‑ 19 p andemic has caused the unemployment rate to reach historic highs (peaking at 15. 6  p ercent in May 2020), caseload also was projected to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - Similar to the initial IHSS MOE, the 2017 IHSS MOE increased annually by ( 1)  c ounties ’ share of costs from locally established wage increases, and ( 2)  a n adjustment factor (which, depending on certain circumstances, could be 5  p ercent or 7  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of Social Services

Feb 24, 2020 - The average monthly caseload for IHSS increased 30  p ercent over the past ten years, from about 430, 000 i n 2009 ‑ 10 t o an estimated 560, 000 i n 2019 ‑20. Historically, the caseload fluctuated year ‑to ‑year, increasing at most by 5. 6  p ercent in 2016 ‑17 and decreasing by as much as 4  p ercent in 2013 ‑14.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4175

The Potential Effects of Ending the SSI Cash-Out

Jan 8, 2018 - (We note that the minimum food benefit amount decreased from $ 16 i n 2016 ‑ 17 t o $ 15 i n 2017 ‑18 and the maximum food benefit amount for a household of one decreased from $ 194 i n 2016 ‑ 17 t o $ 192 i n 2017 ‑18.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3729

The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - Executive Order N ‑28 ‑20 suspended CalWORKs redeterminations for the months of March, April, and May. This policy change cut the exit rate by more than half in each of these months, temporarily increasing the caseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - Amount shown is in addition to the approximately $100 million annually the state makes available for housing tax credits. c Includes $150 million provided in 2024 ‑25 and $100 million provided in 2025 ‑26. d Reverts unused funding originally provided for the administration to oversee certain homelessness ‑related initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936