CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

CW 82-820.2 – Assistance
Unit (AU)
NOTE: CalWORKs FR cases are considered
recipient families, not applicants.
What is an Assistance Unit (AU)?
An AU must have at least one of the following
individuals:
• One eligible child
• A caretaker relative of an SSI/SSP child,
Kin-GAP child or a child receiving foster
care payments (i.e., Adoption Assistance
Program [AAP]).
• A pregnant woman.
See CW 44-211.6 Pregnancy Special Need
for more information.
• A relative of a GAIN sanctioned child.
See Household Relationship Screen –
Completion for LEADER procedures.
CW 82-820.22 – Kin-GAP
Program
What is the Kin-GAP Program?
The Kin-GAP Program is a program for children
who are dependents of the court and who are
placed with relatives who assume guardianship
and choose to exit the foster care system.
Children who receive Kin-GAP cannot receive
duplicate aid from CalWORKs.
A Kin-GAP child is considered an otherwise
eligible child for purposes of establishing
CalWORKs eligibility.
An Assistance Unit (AU) of one may be
established for an otherwise eligible “needy”
caretaker relative of a Kin-GAP child if the
caretaker is not included in another AU.
CW 82-820.3 – Mandatory
Inclusion
Who must be included and excluded from
the AU?
The AU must include the following persons
when they are living in the same home:
The applicant child.