CalWORKs Eligibility Handbook - Human Services Agency of San ...

CalWORKs Handbook
� Other - applicant has other emergencies of similar importance to the
family's immediate health and safety
C. Second thing to identify: Is there "apparent eligibility "to CalWORKs?
"Apparent eligibility" means that the information provided on the Statement
of Facts and information otherwise available to the worker indicates that the
applicant would be eligible for aid if the information on the Statement of
Facts were verified.
D. Third thing to identify: If the applicant has an emergency need and there is
"apparent eligibility":
Does the applicant meet the following conditions:
� Non-citizens: proof of eligible status
� PWO (pregnant woman only): proof of pregnancy
� Can emergency need be met my issuing expedited food
stamps or homeless assistance or by another community
agency?
� Does the applicant have resources that exceed the resource
limitation (this does not include monthly gross income)?
� Has the applicant complied with the following technical
conditions for AFDC:
� Social Security enumeration
� Application for unconditionally available income,
including UIB
Once the applicant's emergency need and apparent eligibility have been
assessed, staff need to determine if the applicant is within the
resource limit.
As long as the applicant meets the gross income limits for CalWORKs,
there is no other determining factor for income when processing
immediate need.
E. When the emergency involves transportation:
The applicant's resources must be less than the cost of the emergency.
Find out what the transportation need is, and the cost of the emergency.
Add up the liquid resources. If the cost of the emergency is greater than the
sum of their liquid resources, the applicant is eligible to immediate need.
F. When the emergency need involves running out of food:
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