The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Federal CalWORKs Pilot

Feb 21, 2025 - Generally, if an individual is ineligible for CalWORKs, other members of his or her family (including children) who themselves meet eligibility requirements can receive aid. Grants Based on Number of Eligible Family Members, Not Overall Family Size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4978

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - (We discuss this in prior posts , in which we conclude the decrease likely was related to extraordinary federal and state aid offered to low-income individuals in response to the pandemic.) This decline continued until September 2021, the month during which a federal bonus for Unemployment Insurance benefits expired.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Elderly and disabled individuals who hire private aides to come into their homes and provide assistance with activities of daily living hire through a CCL-licensed home care organization or the CCL registry of independent aides (although CCL has asserted many unlicensed home care organizations continue to operate illegally).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The spending plan requires CDSS (in consultation with the California Community Colleges, the University of California, the California State University, and the California Student Aid Commission) to report to the Legislature on efforts to create a statewide data-sharing agreement aligned with federal SNAP disclosure regulations that could help identify new, continuing, and retu
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - (We discuss this in previous posts , in which we conclude the decrease likely was related to extraordinary federal and state aid offered to low‑income individuals in response to the pandemic.) This decline continued until September 2021, the month during which a federal bonus for Unemployment Insurance benefits expired.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs [Publication Details]

Mar 4, 2024 - In this brief, we provide background on the CalWORKs program followed by an overview and assessment of the Governor’s California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) budget proposals, which include a number of budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4872

The 2023-24 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 22, 2023 - (We discuss this phenomenon in previous posts , in which we conclude the decrease likely was related to extraordinary federal and state aid offered to low-income individuals in response to the pandemic and related state at home orders.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4699

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Consequently, additional months on aid during the COVID ‑19 pandemic do not count against an adult ’s 48 ‑month lifetime limit, though they do still count against the 60 ‑month maximum set by federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Are entering the safety net (retaining the child-only grant) after exhausting their 60 months on aid for adults.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/2

The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details]

Feb 2, 2022 - This post summarizes the Governor’s budget assumptions and proposals related to the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) program, including the Governor’s intent to increase SSP grants in 2023-24. The post also summarizes other SSI/SSP goals the Legislature could pursue relative to the intended 2023-24 SSP grant increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4514