Latest Updates
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CalWORKs Stage 1 Child Care lack of attendance
Stage One Child Care administrators cannot end child care authorization because of non-utilization. Stage One Child Care cannot be abandoned. Counties and contractors can engage families when they are not using authorized child care including 1) contacting the…
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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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HR 1 Work Requirements Questions and Answers
The California Department of Social Services has released Questions and Answers about HR 1 CalFresh work requirements. Counties cannot implement policy changes in HR 1, including screening under the modified HR 1 exemptions from work requirements, until June…
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CalFresh ABAWD Handbook Version 3.0 released
The California Department of Social Services has released the CalFresh Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents Time Limit Handbook Version 3.0. The new handbook updates time limit waivers, work related policies, time limit exemptions, satisfying work and community engagement…
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Associate and Bachelors degree programs now count as CalFresh LPIEs
In general, students who are enrolled in an institution of higher learning at least half time are ineligible for CalFresh. There are several exceptions to that rule. One of those exceptions is when the student is in a…