WHAT ARE THE GA REQUIREMENTS?
1. If You Are Classified “Unemployable”
If DHA says you are disabled, you can keep getting GA. When you are no longer disabled, you will need to go to job training and your GA will be limited to 3 months in each 12-month period.
2. If You Are Able to Work
An employable person will be offered employment services through the General Assistance Training and Employment (GATE) Program and must: ∙ Register for work with CalJOBS through Employment Development Department ∙ Apply for Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB) if potentially eligible
3. Reports
You are required to report all changes within five (5) days. In addition, you must fill out a monthly report, on which you will be asked to report any changes in your income, property or household composition.
If you get the form in the mail, you must fill it out and return it to the DHA office by the 5th day of the month. You should get a report form before or on the first day of the month. If you don’t get it in the mail, you may call the automated phone system at (800) 560-0976 to ask that a form be mailed, or go to the DHA office to complete the form.
Make sure to get a receipt showing the time and date you turned in the form. If your report gets lost, or you do not turn it in, your case will be terminated at the end of the month.