CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

See CW 42.433 Eligible Alien Status for more
information.
Is there a connection between the abuse of
the sponsored noncitizen and the need for
the sponsored noncitizen to apply for aid?
Yes, below is a list of examples of the need for
the abused noncitizen to request assistance:
• When aid is to help the applicant, the
applicant’s child and/or (in the case of a
noncitizen child) the applicant’s parent to
become self-sufficient after being separated
from the abuser.
• When aid is needed to help the applicant,
the applicant’s child, and/or (in the case of
a noncitizen child) the parent to escape the
abuser/or the community in which the
abuser lives, or to ensure their safety from
the abuser.
• When aid is needed due to the loss of
financial support from the applicant’s,
his/her child’s, and/or his/her parent’s
separation from the abuser.
• When aid is needed because the applicant
loses his/her job, earns less, or is required
to leave for safety reasons as a result of the
battery or extreme cruelty.
• When aid is needed for medical attention or
mental health counseling, disability arises
from the battery or extreme cruelty of the
applicant, applicant’s child or parent of the
noncitizen child.
• When aid is needed due to the loss of
residence, income, or fear of the abuser
after separation jeopardizes the applicant
parent of the noncitizen child to care for
his/her children. (This includes the
inability to house, feed, or clothe the
children or put children into a day care for
fear of being found by the abuser.)
• When aid is needed to prevent nutritional
risks or need from the abuse or separation