The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

Mar 8, 2019 - Today, counties ’ share of some program costs exceeds their ability to control those costs. In addition, overall realignment revenues are not sufficient to cover the costs of those programs over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3962

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

Mar 5, 2026 - To what extent are realignment funds used to support CalFresh administration today versus other county funds? How will increased county costs for CalFresh administration under H.R.  1 affect efforts to reduce payment error rates?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The Potential Effects of Ending the SSI Cash-Out

Jan 8, 2018 - Unlike Example 1 where the benefit amount would be fixed, in this example, the benefit amount would be adjusted for any household changes, such as income —similar to how the CalFresh program works today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3729

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

Mar 3, 2026 - As a result, SSI/SSP costs increase from 2025-26 to 2026-27 as the Governors 2026-27 budget does not include a technical downward adjustment. However, as of this writing, this reimbursement has not materialized.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Increase in State Funding for Local Child Support Agencies

Mar 26, 2019 - As a result, the vast majority of LCSAs have greater resources today —on an inflation ‑adjusted, funding ‑per ‑case basis —than they did in 2009 ‑10. On average, LCSA funding ‑per ‑case has increased by 14  p ercent since 2009 ‑10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3989

Rethinking the 1991 Realignment

Oct 15, 2018 - As of today, over 3 million Californians have obtained health insurance through the Medi‑Cal optional expansion. State and Counties Adopted New Program Responsibilities, Generally Increased Overall Program Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3886

The 2016-17 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal

Mar 10, 2016 - Instead, the FI$Cal Steering Committee made several significant last minute changes to the implementation approach just prior to Wave  1 going live that resulted in a substantially reduced number of departments —and therefore a reduced number of system users —and the deferral of certain functions and departments to later waves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3386

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Lower‑Income Families Disproportionately Represented Most of California ’s Families Involved With the Child Welfare System Live in Poverty. We do not have aggregated data about family income level for those involved with the child welfare system, but available data reflect that the majority of children in foster care live in deep poverty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - More specifically, those 65 and over with a disability impacting independent living has increased by 17  percent. The share of IHSS recipients over age 65, however, has remained a relatively consistent share of the overall IHSS population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - (That is, in our view, these costs would not have occurred absent legislative action and as a result do not contribute to the budget problem the Legislature faces today.) Comparison to LAO November Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662