Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - The Legislature could work with the administration to understand what options exist to pursue expansion of the federal clearinghouse to include such programs. Consider What Data Legislature Would Want for Future Evaluation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

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

Mar 3, 2026 - In years that the CPI-W is negative (as was the case in 2010, 2011, and 2016), the federal government does not decrease SSI grants, but instead holds them flat. …While State Has Option to Provide Annual COLA to SSP Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

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

Mar 5, 2026 - Without a methodology that links funding to workload, funding could become insufficient or exceed what is required for efficient operations without a clear way of assessing what adjustments are needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Some questions for the Legislature to consider as it oversees these programs include: What are the major outputs, outcomes, and impacts of the funding to date? What do youth and families view as the most notable results or effects of the funding?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Statute specifies which accounts (and therefore programs) should be prioritized for growth in realignment revenues and in what order. For Realignments to Work Well, Several Principles Need to Be Met.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - The Legislature may find that the need and demand for affordable housing is different from what is proposed by the Governor and that proportionally more (or less) funding should be provided for that  purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - Beginning October 2027, H.R. 1 requires states to cover a portion of what now are federally funded CalFresh benefits. This state share is only imposed on states that have a payment error rate of 6  percent or higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126