CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

The father is added to the existing AU effective
November 1 st since his addition to the AU will
increase the cash aid. A supplement of $ 49 is
issued to the AU for November and the grant is
increased to $443 for the month of December.
CW 44-315.9 - Zero
Basic
Grant (ZBG)
When the AU receives a zero basic grant (ZBG),
is the AU considered to have received
CalWORKs?
An AU is considered to have received a cash aid
payment even when:
The payment is not sent due to penalty which
reduced the payment to zero;
The grant amount is $10 or less;
The grant for the AU is reduced to zero to adjust
for a prior overpayment;
The grant based on On-the-Job Training is
diverted to the employer as a wage subsidy to
offset the participant’s wages.
CW 44-316.3 Reporting
Changes Affecting
Eligibility
How are applicants/participants required to
report changes affecting eligibility?
Applicants/participants are required to report
changes as mid-quarter reports and/or on the QR 7.
Mid-quarter reports are changes applicants/
participants report between QR 7 submissions.
These changes can be reported verbally or in
writing at anytime during the QR Payment Quarter.
What are mid-quarter actions?
Mid-quarter actions are actions taken based on a
mid-quarter report received from the applicant/
participant and/or based on information known to
the county. These mid-quarter actions are:
Voluntary mid-quarter applicant/participant
reports;
Mandatory mid-quarter applicants/participant
reports; and
County-Initiated mid-quarter actions.
See OPS Section 23-110.18 - Mid-Quarter
Reports for more information.