General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

of grant.
All pregnant women are considered
Administratively Unemployable.
When a pregnant woman and the father of the
unborn are married and living together they are
ineligible to GR and are referred to CalWORKs.
When the pregnant woman and father of the
unborn are unmarried and living together they
are ineligible to GR and referred to CalWORKs.
In addition:
Until the child is born, the father may be aided
on a separate GR case.
A Future Action Control (FAC) is set for the
first day of the month in which the unborn is
due (e.g., EDD is February 15, 2004, the FAC
is dated February 1, 2004) to terminate the
GR case.
The case is terminated by the first of the
month in which the baby is due. (In the
example above, the termination would be
effective February 1, 2004.) A NOA is not
required, as aid will continue under
CalWORKs.
GR 40-101.10 –
Pregnancy Terminated
Refer to GR 40-106 for additional information.
4/17/13
What needs to be done if the pregnancy is
terminated?
When the unborn is lost (e.g., miscarried, stillborn,
etc.) before GR is terminated, the pregnancy end
date and reason must be entered on LEADER. The
case continues (not automatically terminated) for
the woman.
GR 40-101.11 – GR/FS
Termination
When GR is terminated should Food Stamps be
terminated too?
No, when GR is terminated, Food Stamps continue
until CalWORKs is approved. GR staff must
coordinate the Food Stamp termination to coincide
with the Food Stamp approval in CalWORKs to
prevent loss of Food Stamp benefits.
GR 40-101.12 Work
What are work furlough, home detention, and