CalWORKs
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Use Of Income, Employment, and Work Hour Verification Tools: The Work Number And Truv
As of June 8, 2026, CDSS is changing the workflow for verification of income, employment, and work hours in two ways. [ACL 26-37] First, CDSS uses a consumer credit report called The Work Number (TWN) to verify work…
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Implementation of HOPE Trust Accounts
The State of California has created HOPE Trust Accounts for eligible children in foster care. Eligible participants are either: 1) A child who enters foster care before age 18, has been in foster care for 18 months, and…
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Benefits eligibility when public interest parole expires
The California Department of Social Services has released guidance regarding benefits eligibility for public interest parolees when their parole status expires or is terminated. Individuals paroled into the United States are eligible for CalWORKs. If an individual’s parole…
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CalWORKs Home Visiting Program changes
The CalWORKs Home Visiting Program is a voluntary program that provides home visits by social workers for CalWORKs recipient families to help them achieve stability. Effective January 1, 2026, Home Visiting Program participation is limited to the duration…
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CalWORKs time limit exemption for recipients living in Indian Country with over 50% unemployment
People who live in Indian Country with at least 50% unemployment are exempt from CalWORKs and federal Temporary Aid to Needy Families time limits. The California Department of Social Services has released the list of Indian Country areas…
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Transforming CalWORKs – end of mandatory job search
The Transforming CalWORKs legislation, AB 119 (2025) makes several changes job search as a Welfare-to-Work (WTW) activity. Effective July 1, 2026, job search will no longer be a required WTW activity in initial engagement, after completion of a…
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Transforming CalWORKs – Welfare-to-Work Transportation changes
The Transforming CalWORKs legislation, AB 119 (2025) makes several changes to Welfare-to-Work (WTW) transportation. Counties may offer transportation services in various way, including, but not limited to, bus passes, private mileage, van pools, car repairs, car ownership programs,…
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Transforming CalWORKs – Changes to Welfare-to-Work Sanctions.
The Transforming CalWORKs legislation, SB 119 (2025) makes several changes to Welfare-to-Work (WTW) sanctions. Effective July 1, 2026, or when automation is completed, whichever is later, counties cannot impose WTW sanctions in the first 90 days after CalWORKs…
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Revisions to Welfare-to-Work forms
There are several reasons why a CalWORKs recipient can have good cause for not participating in their assigned Welfare-to-Work activity. AB 2300 added excessive hours or commute time, interruption of an approved education or training program, and violation…
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Processing of Recipient IEVS matches
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) issued guidance regarding processing of matches from the Recipient Income and Eligibility Verification System (R-IEVS) system. R-IEVS contains income information from several databases that is matched with information provided by current CalWORKs…