CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

Who is not eligible to receive funds under the
THAP+14 Program?
The following population is not eligible to receive
funds under the THAP+14 Program:
Any family who is not part of HCFP;
Persons convicted of welfare fraud (e.g.,
Intentional Program Violation [IPV]); and
“Child only” cases (i.e., undocumented parent(s),
SSI/SSP parent(s), and non-needy payees)
Participants who received their Once-in-a-Lifetime
temporary and permanent homeless assistance
benefits in the past and are now homeless again,
are they eligible to the THAP+14 benefits?
Yes, provided they are part of the HCFP. However,
the EW must first determine if the participant meets
any of the exceptions to the Once-in-a-Lifetime
homeless assistance temporary shelter payments
before the THAP+14 benefits can be issued.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
An HCFP participant is in the office applying for the
THAP+14 benefits. The EW discovers that the
participant received HA in 1999. The participant is
now homeless again due to a fire in the apartment,
making the apartment uninhabitable and the
exception can be verified. The participant is eligible
to another 16 consecutive days of temporary
homeless assistance and, if still homeless after the
16 days are over, eligible to the THAP+14 benefits.
Example 2
An HCFP participant is in the office applying for the
THAP+14 benefits. The EW discovers that the
participant received HA in 2001. The participant is
now homeless again. The participant does not meet
any of the exceptions to the Once-in-a-Lifetime rule
for homeless assistance. The participant is eligible to
the Once-in-a-Lifetime payment of the THAP+14
benefits for this period of homelessness because the
family never received the THAP+14 benefits before.