CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

Who follows up to ensure Direct Rent has been
designated on mandatory Direct Rent cases?
The DR ES reviews all cases without good cause on
the CalWORKs Drug Felon Without Direct Rent
Designated Monthly Detail Report. The process
involves:
Reviewing LEADER to ensure the Direct Rent
forms have been generated;
Reviewing LEADER to ensure the Case
Comments screen is updated with the
outcome/status of the Direct Rent appointment;
Ensuring the DR EW is taking appropriate followup
actions to obtain the information needed to
begin Direct Rent payments; and
Reviewing discrepancies with the DR EW.
In addition, a sample review of two cases with good
cause must be conducted. The sampling process
involves:
Reviewing the case record for evidence of good
cause; or
Contacting the participant to validate the good
cause reason; or
Contacting the landlord to validate the good
cause reason if the participant has signed a PA
6029 or ABCDM 228 authorizing the County to
contact the landlord; and
Reviewing discrepancies with the DR EW.
The report is reviewed on a monthly basis and is
annotated with review findings. A copy is provided
to the designated district manager by the last work
day of each month. The report is maintained for
one year. After one year, existing procedures for
the destruction of confidential documents are
followed.