The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - According to the administration, this TANF grant reduction is the final penalty amount assessed to the state for failing to meet the two-parent work participation rate (WPR) requirements for FFY 2012 through FFY 2014.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - In previous legislation (Chapter  47 of 2024 [AB  162, Committee on Budget]), the Legislature codified its intent that the Master Plan should strengthen accessibility, quality, and equity for all consumers of the developmental services system and their families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - CalWORKs home visiting program 47 Ongoing Reduction (New  in May) May Revision proposes a new ongoing reduction of $47 million for CalWORKs home visiting beginning in 2024 ‑25 (proposed home visiting funding after the reduction totals about $63 million in 2024 ‑25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - In California, the child support progr am is administered by 47 county and regional local child support agencies (LCSAs), in partnership with local courts. Local program operations are overseen by the state Department of Child Support Services (DCSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/7

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 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Proposition  2 (2014) requires the state to spend a specified amount of money (determined through a budgetary formula) each year towards eligible liabilities. It has been state policy to satisfy this requirement through the state ’s General Fund contributions to prefund retiree health benefits and annual supplemental pension payments to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - In July 2025, the Department of Social Services and the Department of Health Care Services published guidance (via All‑County Letter 25‑47 ) for California High Fidelity Wraparound as the state’s uniform model of aftercare services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - This year ’s developmental services trailer bill legislation codifies the Legislature ’s findings and declarations establishing the foundation for the Master Plan (Chapter  47 of 2024 [AB  162, Committee on Budget]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - According to the administration, holding the budgeted number of hours at 8.75 hours (per month per intensive case) in 2024-25 and ongoing will result in annual savings of about $47  million General Fund (as compared to what would have been spent with the increase).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/2

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The 2023-24 spending plan provides $47  million ($24  million General Fund) for program outreach and automation costs. Program benefits will be 100  percent federally funded. The administrative and automation costs will be split evenly between federal and state funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/3