CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

An applicant family is eligible for a second IN payment
when:
• A second request is made;
• The family continues to be apparently eligible for
CalWORKs;
• The eligibility determination has not yet been
completed and the grant has not been issued;
• The emergent need continues or there is a new
emergent need, and
• The IN payment issued in the previous month was
approved for an amount less than $200. The
combined amount of the IN payments cannot
exceed $200.
EXAMPLE
A family receives an IN payment of $110 in September.
In October, the family requests and is determined eligible
for a second IN payment. The second IN payment for
October cannot exceed $90.
CW 40-129.5 – Timeframe
What is the timeframe for processing an IN payment?
A determination of eligibility for an IN payment shall be
made no later than the next working day following receipt
of the request. However, payment should be issued no
later than the third working day if the eligibility
determination cannot be completed.
How is the applicant informed when the IN request
has been approved/denied?
Until LEADER programming is in place, the EW must
complete manual approval/denial Notices of Action
(NOAs) in the appropriate threshold language.
See NOAs – Completion for LEADER procedures.
What is the timeframe for authorizing/approving the
case when an IN payment has been made?
When an IN payment has been issued, the case must be
authorized/approved within 15 working days from the date
of receipt of the IN request. This also applies when the IN
request was denied when the need was met by Food
Stamps or HA.