The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 16, 2024 - Specifically, the budget requires grantees to report more frequently on their expenditures; report on additional performance measures and adopt corrective action plans for those not meeting program goals; and, as a condition of receiving additional funding, comply with certain requirements in local housing plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4936

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - Though expenditures for the Backup Provider system have grown over time, the ramp up for this program has continued to remain below expectations. Since the program began in October 2022 through June 2024 (the most recent month of expenditures data), less than $900,00 0 total funds have been spent on Backup Provider services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - IT = information technology; CDT = California Department of Technology; TF = total funds; GF = General Fund; OF = other funds; EDD  =  Employment  Development Department; CalSTRS = State Teachers ’ Retirement System; PSP = Pension Solution Project; N/A = not applicable; CalHHS  =  California Health and Human Services Agency; DSS = Department of Social Services; CWS ‑CARES = Child Welfare Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - GenAI = generative artificial intelligence; POC = proof of concept; CalHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CDPH = California Department of Public Health; CDTFA = California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; DOF = Department of Finance; EDD = Employment Development Department; and HCD = Department of Hous ing and Community Development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - The General Fund —which comprises 65  percent of the total DDS budget —provides $10.3  billion in 2024-25, up $2.2  billion, or 28  percent, over revised 2023-24 General Fund expenditures (about $8  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Net changes in CCR costs 72 41 The net increase in CCR costs reflects increases in the Home ‑Based Family Care Rate, CFT, and automation. a Other net changes 440 131 This amount reflects the net effect of other changes across programs, including caseload changes, increases in total projected KinGAP and AAP expenditures, and estimated increases in county and federal expenditures under 2011 realignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

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

May 29, 2024 - Because counties have historically underspent the mental health and substance abuse services funding allocations, we are working with the administration to better understand expenditures and the feasibility of more closely aligning funding with historical expenditure levels (rather than completely eliminating the services).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Additionally, the 2024-25 spending plan includes expenditure increases for certain child welfare program elements that typically increase from year to year. For example, expenditures for the home-based family care rate —namely the monthly care and supervision payments made to foster caregivers and for kinship and adoptive placements —are budgeted to increase by
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - In response to the economic consequences of the COVID ‑19 pandemic, many state and federal benefits for lower ‑income or unemployed individuals (such as unemployment insurance and tax credits) were temporarily expanded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057