Eligibility

Financial need

·Age: 18+

·Resources < $50. Max car: $4,650; Max home home value: $34,000.

·Income max: $611/month

·If you are not disabled, you will be assigned a max of six days work per month.

·If you are disabled, some of the GR you receive would be deducted from any SSI awards between SSI application and award

Family:

·Min 1 child under 19 in the family.

·Deprived parent(s) is:

o  Dead,

o  Disabled,

o  Unemployed,

o  Continuously Absent, or

o  In jail.

·Financial need:

o  Max assets < $2,000.

o    Max car value: 4,650..

Age: 65+  - OR-

Disability: a physical or mental ailment that prevents you from doing any kind of work for at least one year or statutory blindness

Financial need.  I.e., for 1 person,

·less than $2,000 in assets (excluding 1 car & residence)

·income from all sources below the benefit level (currently $856).

Age: 65+  - OR-

Disability: a physical or mental ailment that prevents you from doing any kind of work for at least one year or statutory blindness

Financial need.  I.e., for 1 person,

·less than $2,000 in assets (excluding 1 car & residence)

·income from all sources below the benefit level (currently $856).

Disability: as determined by your doctor.  Long-term disability not requireded.

Pay-in to Cal. SDI/SUI in first four of last five full calendar quarters

Age: [range] -OR-

Disability: a physical or mental ailment that prevents you from doing any kind of work for at least one year  or statutory blindness

Pay-in to FICA

·Over 31 years old: paid FICA at least 5 of the 10 years preceding your disability

·Under 31 years old, paid FICA ½ the years between your current age and age 21

Citizenship/ California Residency

·You must be an Los Angeles County resident.

·Unqualified immigrants* are not eligible

·You must be a California resident.

·Unqualified immigrants* are not eligible

·Undocumented parent may apply for CalWorks and Food Stamps on behalf of citizen or eligible immigrant children

Unqualified immigrants* are not eligible

·You must be a California resident.

·“Unqualified immigrants* ARE eligible

· “Unqualified immigrants* ARE eligible

· “Unqualified immigrants* ARE eligible

Benefit

·1 person may receive as much as $398/month (2008)

·May collect Food Stamps

·Program offers employment and training services

·Substance abuse treatment is also available

·Will get both inpatient and outpatient ATP care at no cost

·max per month (7/08)

o  1 person     $683

o  5 persons $1094

·Usually CalWORKs families qualify for food stamp

·Usually each member a CalWorks family will also qualifies for Medi-Cal

·To help it recipients prepare for employment, services such as child care, transportation, and work-related or training-related expenses are provided.

·CalWorks children qualify for Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP)

·$907 per month (2009). SSI supplements your total income to this level.

·Automatically includes Medi-Cal

·$860 per month (2009). CAPI supplements your total income to this level.

·You will fill out an application for Medi-Cal when you apply for CAPI

·$50 - $885 per week, depending upon your Cal. SDI/SUI pay in.

·If you are Medi-Cal eligible, you may qualify for the Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) program, to pay private health insurance premiums. If you aren’t quite Medi-Cal eligible you may qualify for another state program, CARE/HIPP, which pays insurance premiums until Medi-Cal or Medicare is obtained.

·May qualify for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

From $1 - $1700 per month, depending upon your FICA pay in.

Waiting period

Just the waiting for approval.  You may receive a retroactive award to the application date.

Just the waiting for approval.  You may receive a retroactive award to the application date.

7 days, waived in certain circumstances such as hospitalization.

5 months from date of disability.

Duration of benefit

·GR employables may receive GR for 9 months in a 12-month period, if they comply with GROW requirements

·GR benefits are not time limited for unemployables.

Adults can only receive CalWORKs benefits for 60 months during their adult life

For disabled, as long as disability continues.

For disabled, as long as disability continues.

Generally 52 weeks max. unless benefits are exhausted earlier.

For disabled, as long as disability continues.