California Legislative Analyst’s Office: The 2016-17 Budget Analysis Of The Human Services Budget

In February 2016, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office released this budget analysis of the 2016- 2017 human services budget. This budget reflects the combination of continued implementation of previously enacted policy changes; changes in caseload, utilization of services, and cost per unit of service; and new policy proposals in the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and, to a lesser degree, the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) program . . .