General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

Refer to GR 44-205 for details on living alone and GR
44-207 for shared housing.
EXAMPLE:
Ms. Smith lives with her adult brother (not on public
assistance), her sister and three children who are on
CalWORKs. Because the sister and her children
receive CalWORKs, they are not counted in the
household size. However, the brother is not on public
assistance, so this is a household of two. Ms. Smith
is aided as “one in a household of two”.
Refer to GR 44-205 for details on living alone and GR
44-207 for shared housing.
GR 44-203.3 Housing
Costs Included in GR
Grant
How is the housing cost paid to the individual?
In most cases, a housing allowance is included in the
GR grant; however, in a money management case,
the housing is paid by vendor payment, directly to the
landlord or provider. The balance of the grant is
issued on EBT to the individual.
GR 44-204 Housing –
Money Management
GR 44-204.1 Definition
What are Money management cases?
A money management case exists when there is
evidence that an individual has not properly used GR
benefits to pay for housing. Housing for these cases
is paid by vendor payment, directly to the landlord or
provider. Either of the following may be used as
evidence of a money management problem:
• Written notice of eviction (Notice to Quit) for nonpayment
of rent for a second time within a sixmonth
period, not necessarily by the same
landlord or provider.
• Court-enforced eviction for non-payment of rent
for a second time within a six-month period, not
necessarily by the same landlord or provider.
GR 44-204.2
Determination of
Money Management
Problem
Who decides if the individual has a money
management problem?
The decision that an individual has a money
management problem is made by the Deputy District
Director or higher and is documented on the PA 473,