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

Mar 6, 2026 - Also, HCD currently plays a key role in the review and implementation of AHSC, so it already has “in house ” knowledge of the program. Further, the intent is that this knowledge and program capacity will be transmitted to HDFC through the proposed position transfers from HCD  to HDFC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - In general, expenditures are required to be consistent with four purposes of the federal TANF program, which include: Providing assistance to needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - As the number of hours of service provided to IHSS recipients increases, so does the overall cost of the program. Below, we provide some information on how the average hours per case have changed over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Other counties, however, are not able to do so. In particular for this latter group, counties expressed needing more in ‑depth and individualized technical assistance from the state. Counties noted that the various webinars and other learning opportunities provided by DSS, state contractors, regional training academies, and others are helpful but tend to remain higher level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106