In response to California’s budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed delaying pay increases for disability care workers by one year to fiscal 2025–26.
The scheduled pay raises, first funded in 2021-2022, were part of a five-year rate reform intended to address shortages in disability care workers, who typically make $16 to $20 an hour. The 2022–23 budget accelerated the timeline to four years.
