Summary. This post describes the Governor’s budget assumptions and proposals related to the In‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program and offers relevant issues for Legislative consideration.
Overview of the IHSS Program. The IHSS program provides personal care and domestic services to low‑income individuals to help them remain safely in their own homes and communities. In order to qualify for IHSS, a recipient must be aged, blind, or disabled and in most cases have income below the level necessary to qualify for the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment cash assistance program (for example, about $1,040 a month for an aged and/or disabled individual living independently in 2021‑22). IHSS recipients generally are eligible to receive up to 283 hours per month of assistance with tasks such as bathing, dressing, housework, and meal preparation. Social workers employed by county welfare departments conduct an in‑home assessment of an individual’s needs in order to determine the amount and type of service hours to be provided. In most cases, the recipient is responsible for hiring and supervising a paid IHSS provider—oftentimes a family member or relative. The average number of service hours that will be provided to an estimated 598,000 IHSS recipients is projected to be 120 hours per month in 2022‑23.
IHSS Costs Split Between Federal Government, State, and County. IHSS costs are shared by the federal government, state, and county. Since IHSS...
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