The Court ordered California to adjust group home rates to reflect the California Necessities Index. The lawsuit did not directly impact the rates of the Transitional Housing Programs. However, state statute sets rates for the THPP and THP-Plus Programs based on a county’s average foster care expenditure for foster youth 16 to 18 years of age, in group home placements. These could be impacted by the court-ordered increases in RCL rates. This impact would need to be independently evaluated. [Download]