CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

Employment Development Department (EDD) fails
to apply/accept or fails (without good cause) to
meet the conditions of eligibility for UIB.
The applicant’s/participant’s aid can be rescinded
the first day of the month that he/she complies with
the UIB requirements, if it is within a 30-day period.
Based on the UIB eligibility criteria, an unemployed
individual is eligible to receive unemployment
benefits in any week only if he/she meets the
following conditions of eligibility which may include:
o Submitting a claim(s);
o Registering for work;
o Continuing to report;
o Is able/available to work;
o Is unemployed for a waiting period of one
week; and
o Conducting a search for suitable work in
accordance with EDD.
If an applicant/participant has not worked in the
last 19 months, should he/she be required to
apply for Unemployment Insurance Benefits
(UIB)?
No, the applicant/participant must be apparently
eligible for UIB. The EW should not require an
applicant/participant to apply for UIB when he/she:
• Has not worked in employment covered by the
Unemployment Insurance Compensation Law in
the past 19 months.
• Is receiving UIB/Disability Insurance Benefits
(DIB) or has a UIB/DIB claim which is being
processed or has exhausted UIB/DIB benefits.
• Is ill or injured.
• Has been denied/discontinued from UIB benefits
and has no subsequent employment that would
change the UIB action.
• Is employed 40 hours a week.