WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?
1. Report on a “SAR-7”
Every six months, you must report changes in income, property or the number of people in your household. DHA will mail you a SAR-7 report form for you to do this. The SAR-7 will also ask you to report any changes, including changes you expect in the next six months.
2. Report All Your Income And Gifts
You should be careful to report all income you get or changes in your family, if it is more than the amount the county tells you (called the “Income Reporting Threshold.”) The welfare department will check bank, employer, and tax records to check your income, and accepts tips of suspected “welfare fraud” from the public.
3. Cooperate with Child Support Collection
Unless it could put you or your children in danger to do so, parents on cash aid must help (“cooperate with”) the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) to collect child support from any absent parent. You must provide information you have about the other parent. You will get your CalWORKs grant plus an extra $100 or $200 per month for every month the other parent pays on time.
If you do not cooperate and do not have a good reason (such as fear of the other parent), your grant will be reduced 25%.
4. Get Immunizations (“Shots”) For Your Children
When you apply for CalWORKs or at your annual redetermination, you must show proof that your children under age 6 have had their shots or meet an exception.
5. Keep School-Age Children in School
If your child is over 16 and not attending school, without good cause, only that child’s aid will be cut. You will get the cash grant back when you prove to DHA that the child is in school or has good cause.